A3243G
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Pyruvate
In the first steps of Respiration, Glucose, (a six Carbon molecule), enters the
cell and is broken down into Pyruvate, (a three Carbon molecule). This releases
2 molecules of ATP.
The Pyruvate is then transported into the Mitochondria where it is fully broken
down into Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Water
(H2O). This
complex process, known as Oxidative Phosphorylation produces another 34
molecules of ATP.
See Also
ATP
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Author: Andy Collinson.
Although I don't have any medical qualifications,
as a sufferer of Diabetes, Deafness and Tinnitus caused by the A3243G mtDNA defect,
I do have a very keen interest in the subject.
Date Page Updated:
25 April 2005
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