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MPSC Rajyaseva 2018 GS Paper 1 — Question 43

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सुक्रोजचे एरोबिक ऑक्सिडीकरण होऊन अधिकतम किती ATP तयार होतात ? The maximum yield of ATP from the complete oxidation of sucrose via aerobic respiration is

1)37
2)44
3)60✓ Correct
4)50

Sucrose is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose. Complete aerobic oxidation of one sucrose molecule yields a maximum of about 40 ATP molecules through glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.