A fatty acid composed of 14 carbon atoms undergoes ẞ-oxidation.
How many acetyl CoA, FADH₂, and NADH does ẞ-oxidation of this fatty acid generate?
14 acetyl CoA, 13 FADH2, 14 NADH
7 acetyl CoA, 6 FADH2, 7 NADH
7 acetyl CoA, 7 FADH2, 7 NADH
14 acetyl CoA, 14 FADH2, 14 NADH
7 acetyl CoA, 6 FADH2, 6 NADH
Calculate the net ATP generated by the B-oxidation of the 14-carbon fatty acid. Assume that each FADH, generates 1.5 ATP and each NADH generates 2.5 ATP.
number of ATP molecules: