Question

What are the respiratory substrates? Give two examples.

Answer 1

1. Cellular respiration is a set of metabolic reactions that take place in all living cells to release energy by converting biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate- ATP.
2. The compounds oxidized during the process of respiration are called as respiratory substrates.
3. Carbohydrates, fats are the two example of it which act as respiratory substrates depending upon the physiological condition of the body of an organism.