1) Although we have not yet discussed fatty acid catabolism in detail, you have
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1) Although we have not yet discussed fatty acid catabolism in detail, you have been exposed to enough information to answer the following. Which “fuel” molecule provides the greater amount of energy, one molecule of hexanoic acid (the second smallest even-numbered carbon atom fatty acid) or one molecule of glucose? There are several acceptable ways to answer this question but you must answer completely with supporting evidence – in other words, simply looking up the values is not good enough!
2) Saponification is the process of using a base, typically KOH, to perform base-catalyzed ester hydrolysis on fats and oils from biological sources. Calculate the average molecular mass of triglycerides in 1.00kg of beef tallow (fat) if the kilogram requires 193.2g of KOH for complete saponification. (show the complete calculation)
Explanation / Answer
The molecule of glucose entries Krebs cycle and it is said that produces 40 molecules of ATP. Fatty acids suffer oxidative reactions to provide energy. But not only produces ATP. Beta oxidation, the chain reaction to transform fatty acids on simple molecules will provide ATP, GTP NADH NADpH. -this molecules provide energy and are relationated in most cycles, as Krebs cycle and respiratory chain. so the largest is the molecule of the fatty acid, most energy will provide.
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