Q. During complete metabolism of glucose, the number of formed is

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Solution:

There is gain of molecules during glycolysis and molecules during double Krebs cycle. A total of and molecules are formed in aerobic respiration. Thus, the net gain from complete oxidation of a molecule of glucose in muscle and nerve cells is molecules (, , four formed by substrate level phosphorylation in glycolysis and Krebs' cycle and two consumed in transport of the molecules into mitochondria). In aerobic prokaryotes, heart, liver and kidneys, molecules are produced per glucose molecule oxidised. Passage of molecules from inside of mitochondria to cytoplasm is through facilitated diffusion.
Thus, there is a net gain of or molecules depending upon type of aerobic respiration.
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