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Oxidation of a molecule of acetyl CoA produces

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12 ATP
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15 ATP
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6 ATP
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19 ATP.
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Solution

The correct option is A 12 ATP
The acetyl CoA produced from pyruvic acid as a result of link reaction enters Krebs' cycle by forming citric acid from oxaloacetic acid. When 1 molecule of acetyl CoA completes 1 round of Krebs' cycle, it produces 3 NADH+H+, 1 FADH2 and 1 ATP. So after going through ETS, a total of 12 ATP is yielded ( 3*3 + 1*2 + 1 ).
So the answer is '12ATP'.


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