Renascent Systems, teaching about NADH - Life's Energy Source
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| NADH creates the most energy . . . to the previous page These are the basics: Fuel & air mix in the piston cylinders, the spark plug ignites the fuel, and power is created.
For one complete cycle of each engine, 10 NADH spark plugs are needed. One NADH spark plug ignites enough fuel to create 3 ATP energy units. After 1 NADH molecule creates the 3 ATP energy units, the spark plug is recycled. How much energy or The 10 NADH fuel-igniting spark plugs provide the majority of the engine's power. That's correct! How far can the cell go on a gallon of glucose? Don't know. We will first need to determine how many glucose molecules there are in a gallon, then multiply that answer by 38. . . . continued on the next page |
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A cell can go far on this fuel. One
molecule of glucose fuel will get about 40 ATP energy units. Well, almost. Two ATP energy
units are needed to kick start the engine cycle, so the process yields 38 ATP energy
units. The 10 NADH molecules create 30 ATP energy units in each engine cycle. If one NADH
spark plug is damaged or missing, the energy output is reduced by almost 10%.