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stored energy.
Glucose
Krebs 2 ATP
cycle
Electron
O2 transport 26 ATP
H2O chain
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Cellular Respiration:
Glucose
Glycolysis 2 ATP
Fermentation
1) GLYCOLYSIS
Acetyl CoA
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Glycolysis:
• The anaerobic breakdown of glucose
Uses:
2 ATP
Yield:
2 NADH
4 ATP
2 pyruvate
2
What is NADH?
• Electron-carrying molecule
• NAD+ + e- + H+ Æ NADH
What happens to
pyruvate?
• If O2 is available: • If O2 is not available:
– Proceeds to the – Is broken down by
mitochondrion fermentation
3
MITOCHONDRIA: “The Powerhouse of the Cell”
-- DOUBLE MEMBRANE
-- mitochondria also have their own DNA
CRISTAE:
folds in the
inner
membrane
MATRIX:
Space inside
the inner
membrane
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4
What is FADH2?
• Electron-carrying molecule
Yield:
Per 1 Glucose:
2 ATP
4 CO2
6 NADH
2 FADH2
5
What happens to NADH & FADH2?
FADH2
FAD
6
On the
mitochondrial
cristae, ATP are
made.