How many ATPs are produced in the conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate to citrate, including ATP formed from the oxidative phosphorylation of reduced coenzymes?
High-Yield Explanation
One ATP is formed in the conversion of PEP to pyruvate, and one NADH (equivalent of three ATPs) is formed in the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA. Ref: Bender D.A., Mayes P.A. (2011). Chapter 17. The Citric Acid Cycle: The Catabolism of Acetyl-CoA. In D.A. Bender, K.M. Botham, P.A. Weil, P.J. Kennelly, R.K. Murray, V.W. Rodwell (Eds), Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 29e.