Respiration in Plants Question 5
5. Respiratory substrate yielding maximum number of ATP molecule is
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(a) ketogenic amino acids
(b) glucose
(c) amylose
(d) glycogen
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) Firstly, amylose and glycogen are converted to glucose. Deamination of ketogenic amino acids occur and these enter respiratory catabolism as intermediates.
