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Agriculture · Q936

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 936

Q936

Maximum amount of energy/ATP is liberated on oxidation of

A.
Fats
Answer
B.
Proteins
C.
Starch
D.
Vitamins

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The maximum amount of energy/ATP is liberated on oxidation of Fats.
Fatty acid oxidation is the mitochondrial aerobic process of breaking down a fatty acid into acetyl-CoA units.
The end products of fatty acid oxidation include acetyl-CoA, FADH2, NADH, water and one acyl-CoA chain that is two carbons shorter. The acetyl-CoA enters the Krebs or citric acid cycle with FADH2 and NADH to yield ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which is used for energy.