Biomolecules - Result Question 18
####18. The number of molecules of ATP produced in the lipid metabolism of a molecule of palmitic acid is
(a) 130
(b) 36
(c) 56
(d) 86
[1998]
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Solution:
- (a) In the lipid metabolism, when palmitic acid is oxidised, two carbon fragments are removed sequentially to form acetyl coenzyme. It enters the citric acid cycle for production of 130 ATP.
