Oxidation of one molecule of glucose yields 38 mols of ATP in the proportion of

8 in cytosol and 30 in mitochondrion

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30 in cytosol and 8 in mitochondrion

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Solution

The correct option is A 8 in cytosol and 30 in mitochondrion
Process Site Energy Release
Glycolysis
(breakdown of glucose into
pyruvic acid) In cytoplasm 2 ATP
2 NADH
Decarboxylation
(conversion of pyruvic acid into Acetyl
co enzyme) mitochondria 2 ATP
CItric Acid Cycle
(Oxidation of acetyl co enzyme)
(When cycle runs twice) mitochondria 8 NADH
2 FADH
2 GTP
Total 10+28=38
So the correct option is "8 in cytosol and 30 in mitochondria".

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Process	Site	Energy Release
Glycolysis (breakdown of glucose into pyruvic acid)	In cytoplasm	2 ATP 2 NADH
Decarboxylation (conversion of pyruvic acid into Acetyl co enzyme)	mitochondria	2 ATP
CItric Acid Cycle (Oxidation of acetyl co enzyme) (When cycle runs twice)	mitochondria	8 NADH 2 FADH 2 GTP
Total		10+28=38