Question 10

(Multiple Choice)

If 1 mol of a fatty acyl-CoA containing 20 carbon atoms undergoes three rounds of β\beta oxidation, how many mol of ATP are produced from the complete aerobic catabolism of the products of these three rounds? (The remaining acyl-CoA is NOT catabolized further.)


A) 12 ATP
B) 30 ATP
C) 34.5 ATP
D) 37.5 ATP
E) 42 ATP

Answer