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Title: Oxidation & Breakdown of Fatty Acids
Post by: zlr on Mar 27, 2015
Explain the importance of β-oxidation and weight loss.

Give the number of ATP made from the breakdown of a 12C fatty acid to that of one molecule of glucose.


Title: Re: Oxidation & Breakdown of Fatty Acids
Post by: KristaElliott on Mar 27, 2015
The complete aerobic oxidation of glucose is coupled to the synthesis of as many as 36 molecules of ATP:

See attached file for formula