Cellular Respiration
Cross-source consensus on Cellular Respiration from 1 sources and 6 claims.
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- Cellular respiration converts nutrients, primarily glucose, into ATP. — Nutrition and Metabolism 101: Essential Nutrients, Digestion, and Cellular Respiration
- Glycolysis breaks glucose into pyruvate and produces a net yield of 2 ATP and 2 NADH. — Nutrition and Metabolism 101: Essential Nutrients, Digestion, and Cellular Respiration
- The electron transport chain produces most ATP by using electron flow to pump protons and power ATP synthase. — Nutrition and Metabolism 101: Essential Nutrients, Digestion, and Cellular Respiration
- Oxygen is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain and forms water with electrons and protons. — Nutrition and Metabolism 101: Essential Nutrients, Digestion, and Cellular Respiration
- In the Krebs cycle, pyruvate enters mitochondria, becomes acetyl-CoA, and combines with oxaloacetate to form citrate. — Nutrition and Metabolism 101: Essential Nutrients, Digestion, and Cellular Respiration
- Micronutrient deficiency can compromise mitochondrial function. — Nutrition and Metabolism 101: Essential Nutrients, Digestion, and Cellular Respiration