Total number of ATPs formed by substrate level phosphorylation (SLP) in glycolysis are ______.
A
4
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B
2
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C
6
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D
38
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Solution
The correct option is A
4
In glycolysis two reactions involve the formation of ATPs through substrate level phosphorylation but two molecules of G3P are produced from one glucose molecule. Hence total number of ATPs produced through SLP are 4.