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Effect of Path on energetics of oxidation |
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| Macronutrient & path |
Mass |
ATP/mole |
Kcal/gm |
Efficiency (%) |
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| Glucose → CO2 |
180 |
38 |
1.54 |
38.5 |
| Glucose → glycogen → glucose → CO2 |
180 |
36 |
1.40 |
35 |
| "Average" AA → CO2 |
1.32 |
33 |
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| AA → Protein → AA → CO2 |
-4 |
1.08 |
27 |
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| Palmitate → CO2 |
256 |
129 |
3.68 |
40.9 |
| Palmitate → Ketone → CO2 |
256 |
121 |
3.45 |
38.3 |
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*Adapted from Feinman, Fine: 2003 Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders (1): 209–219 [2] | ||||
Fine and Feinman Nutrition & Metabolism 2004 1:15 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-1-15 |
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