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Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :
In eukaryotes complete oxidation of a glucose molecule results in the net gain of how many ATP molecules?
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 36
  4. 38

A
2
B
38
C
4
D
36
Solution
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Complete oxidation of glucose occurs through three steps :
  1. Glycolysis
  2. Krebs cycle
  3. Terminal oxidation
During glycolysis glucose changes to pyruvic acid gaining total energy as 2 ATP molecules and 2 molecules of NADH2 then later on in Krebs cycle 30 ATP molecules and 2 FADH2 are produced. One NADH2 produces 3 ATP molecules while one FADH2 produces two ATP molecules. Therefore in complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose, a total of 38 ATP's are gained.
So, the correct option is ' 38'.

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