Question

Under conditions where ketone bodies are being produced in the liver, how many atps can be produced from a molecule of palmitic acid if all resulting molecules of acetyl-coa are converted into β-hydroxybutyrate

Answer 1

129 molecules of ATP is produced if all resulting molecules of acetyl-coa are converted into β-hydroxybutyrate.

What is Beta oxidation?

This is a metabolic process involving multiple steps by which fatty acid molecules are broken down to produce energy.

Palmitic acid is a 16 carbon fatty acid and undergoes 7 beta-oxidation reactions which is shown below

7 NADH + 7 FADH2 + 8 acetyl-CoA

Acetyl-CoA being converted to acetoacetate with β-hydroxybutyrate being the reduced form.

The average ATP production is 131 minus 2 ATP which was used up for the initial activation of every fatty acid thereby bringing the amount to 129ATP.

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