What is the difference between the formation yields of ATP during glycolysis and aerobic respiration?

Answer 1

In glycolysis the net yield of ATP is only two molecules,but in aerobic respiration the pyruvate goes to the mitochondria after the link reaction to be further broken down where 34-36(different references) more ATP molecules are produced.

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Answer 2

Daniel Allen

In contrast to aerobic respiration, which produces a net gain of 30-32 ATP molecules per glucose molecule, glycolysis produces two ATP molecules for every glucose molecule.

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Answer 3

Logan Allen

During glycolysis, each glucose molecule yields a net of 2 ATP molecules through substrate-level phosphorylation. In aerobic respiration, the complete oxidation of glucose through the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation yields a total of 36-38 ATP molecules per glucose molecule. Therefore, the difference in ATP formation yields between glycolysis and aerobic respiration is significant, with aerobic respiration producing a much higher amount of ATP compared to glycolysis.

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