Purchase Solution

Question regarding molecules of Acetyl CoA

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Olive oil is comprised of 80% oleic acid, CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH. How many molecules of acetyl CoA are produced by catabolism of oleic acid and how many passages of the B-oxidation pathway are needed?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution helps with a questions regarding molecules of acetyl CoA.

Solution Preview

Olive oil
Olive oil is comprised of 80% oleic acid, CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH. How many molecules of acetyl CoA are produced by catabolism of oleic acid and how many passages of the ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Thermochemistry

The quiz helps in revising basic concepts about thermochemistry.

Functional groups in Organic Chemistry

You will be tested on the names of functional groups in Organic Chemistry. It is very important to know the functional groups to understand Organic reactions.

Periodic table

General Chemistry - Classification of Matter

This test will assess your knowledge on the classification of matter which includes elements, compounds and mixtures.

Match Elements with their Symbols

Elements are provided: choose the matching one- or two-letter symbol for each element.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Lipid & Protein Metabolism

    We only need six cycles because the last cycle results in 2 acetyl CoA molecules.

  • Pure Preparation of the Enzyme that Catalyzes Palmitate Synthesis

    a) So for the first case only one acetyl group is used to create the chain so one tritium per palmitate b) In the second case we have seven malonyl coA each with the label and one acetyl coA making the palmitate so seven molecules.

  • ATP Production From Oxidization Of Ethanol

    170084 ATP Production From Oxidization Of Ethanol Ethanol is oxidized in the liver to form acetate, which is converted to acetyl-CoA. Determine how many molecules of ATP are produced from 1 mol of ethanol.

  • Oxidation of palmitate

    When palmitate is oxidized to acetyl-CoA in conditions of a balanced diet, etc. all of the acetyl-CoA is run through the TCA and oxidized completely to CO2.

  • oxidation cycle and ATP production from glucose hydrolysis

    Oxidation of the fatty acid CH3(CH2)18COOH produces_______ molecules of acetyl CoA and goes through the B-oxidation cycle_____ times.

  • Total number of ATP molecules produced from one molecule of maltose

    This means the net yield of glycolysis is 2 molecules of ATP, 2 molecules of NADH and 2 molecules of pyruvate Step 2 - Production of Acetyl CoA Pyruvate is then converted into acetyl CoA and during this reaction 1 molecule of NADH is produced.

  • Cell Respiration, Kreb's Cycle & Beyond

    The Kreb's Cycle: series of reactions that modifies and regenerates the original reactants. For every acetyl CoA molecule you get 3NADH, 1FADH2, 1ATP.

  • Oxaloacetate and oxygene consumption

    In other words, the citrate synthase reaction (OAA + acetyl-CoA ----> citrate) will slow down because of lack of OAA. This will lead to an accumulation of acetyl-CoA.

  • Net ATP Generation From 14CH3-COOH

    How many ATP molecules can be generated from 1 mol of this substance? (The conversion of acetate to acetyl-CoA required the consumption of 2 ATP.) We have to trace the label of 14CH3COOH through the Krebs cycle.

View More Related Solutions