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Which molecules loses electrons in cellular respiration

carbon dioxide
glucose
oxygen
water

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Which molecule loses electrons in cellular respiration?

glucose--> novanet

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The right answer is glucose.

The reaction of the metabolism of glocose is as follows:

glucose + 2 NAD + + 2 Pi + 2 ADP → 2 pyruvate + 2 NADH + 2 ATP + 2 H + + 2 H2O + heat.

Each molecule of glucose is completely oxidized by cellular respiration, ie it will lose its electrons that will be recovered by NAD +

Each molecule of glucose is capable of producing 38 molecules of ATP after its complete oxidation: 2 ATP from glycolysis, 2 ATP from the Krebs cycle, and 34 ATP from the respiratory chain.

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