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AP Biology - Citric Acid Cycle

Suppose a poison halts aerobic respiration after the formation of citric acid. The citric acid excretes out the mitochondria. How will this affect the overall production of ATP? Give your estimates of how many ATP and glucose will be produced in this cell.

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Video explains how i get my answer. Short answer: this system should produce 11 molecules of ATP per glucose, if we assume that the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex reaction can continue to take place as normal.

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