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Objective: Describe the Krebs cycle.
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(step 2 of cellular respiration)
Where? Mitochondrial matrix
What? Metabolism of acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA) yields:
CO2
2 ATP (GTP)
16 energietic electrons/H atoms (8 pairs) carried by NAD and FAD
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Requires that sufficient (atmospheric) oxygen be present
at the end of the electron transport system. |
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