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What is the net ATP yield of one turn of the Citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation?

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The net ATP yield of one turn of the Citric Acid Cycle  also known as the Krebs cycle or TCA cycle  and oxidative phosphorylation can be calculated by considering the production of high-energy molecules  NADH, FADH2  and GTP during the cycle, and then the conversion of these molecules into ATP through oxidative phosphorylation in the electron transport chain.In one turn of the Citric Acid Cycle, the following high-energy molecules are produced:- 3 NADH molecules  from the oxidation of isocitrate, -ketoglutarate, and malate - 1 FADH2 molecule  from the oxidation of succinate - 1 GTP molecule  from the substrate-level phosphorylation of GDP during the conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinate Now, let's consider the conversion of these molecules into ATP through oxidative phosphorylation:- Each NADH molecule generates approximately 2.5 ATP molecules in the electron transport chain.- Each FADH2 molecule generates approximately 1.5 ATP molecules in the electron transport chain.- The GTP molecule produced in the Citric Acid Cycle is equivalent to 1 ATP molecule.So, the net ATP yield of one turn of the Citric Acid Cycle and oxidative phosphorylation can be calculated as: 3 NADH  2.5 ATP/NADH  +  1 FADH2  1.5 ATP/FADH2  + 1 GTP = 7.5 ATP + 1.5 ATP + 1 ATP = 10 ATPTherefore, the net ATP yield of one turn of the Citric Acid Cycle and oxidative phosphorylation is 10 ATP molecules.
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