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minus-squarecalmblue75@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days ago Cells can’t use the energy from sugar directly. Well, they can, but it’s not very efficient. They produce 4 atp at the cost of 2 atp. The mitochondrion generates 34 atp from pyruvic acid at the cost of 2 atp.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoKeeping in mind those numbers are vibes and not exact
Well, they can, but it’s not very efficient. They produce 4 atp at the cost of 2 atp. The mitochondrion generates 34 atp from pyruvic acid at the cost of 2 atp.
Keeping in mind those numbers are vibes and not exact