Question: Cannot solve part D, needs me to use information below. Part A) Calculate the number of molecules of acetyl-SCoA derived from a saturated fatty acid

Cannot solve part D, needs me to use information below.

Part A) Calculate the number of molecules of acetyl-SCoA derived from a saturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms. Answer: 9 molecules

Part B) Assume that 2.5 ATPs are generated per NADH and 1.5 ATPs per FADH2. What is the total number of ATPs generated from 9 acetyl-SCoA molecules? Answer: 90 ATPs

Part C) Assume that 2.5 ATPs are generated per NADH and 1.5 ATPs per FADH2. How many ATPs are generated from the FADH2 and NADH molecules from each repetition of the beta-oxidation pathway? Answer: 4 ATPs

Part D) Activation of the fatty acid (converting it to fatty acyl-SCoA) requires the expenditure of 2 ATPs. Use your answers from parts B and C to calculate the total number of ATPs generated from the metabolism of a saturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms including both the citric acid cycle and the beta-oxidation pathway as well as the initial ATP required to produce the acyl-SCoA molecule that starts the process.

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