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  #1

How many ATP's does gluconeogenesis use for one molecule of glucose?

  #2

I think it is 36 or 38 ATP depending on the shuttle

  #3

hey phuluong i think u are consfusing q with yield of ATP from glycolysis!

q is about consumption of ATP during gluconeogenesis!

it's 4ATP and 2 GTP

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  #4

Ok, thanks

  #5

How could it be 4 ATP?
Pyruvate → OAA 2ATP
OAA → PEP 2 GTP
Thanks

  #6

4 ATP ( 2 ATP for piruvat carboxylase, 2 ATP to reverse phosphoglycerate kinese )
2 GTP for PEPCK








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