The number of ATP molecules that can be produced from the reduced coenzymes and GTP from one turn of the citric acid cycle is ____________________.
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Each NADH can produce approximately 2.5 ATP (through oxidative phosphorylation), and each FADH2 can produce approximately 1.5 ATP. GTP can be directly converted to ATP. So, the total ATP production from one turn of the citric acid cycle would be: (3 NADH x 2.5 Show more…
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