All Nutrients Lead To Acetyl CoA

from Metabolism Made Easy · host A J Ghalayini, Ph.D.

Acetyl-CoA is a high-energy molecule derived from all nutrients including: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, ketone bodies and alcohol. By breaking its thioester bond within the TCA cycle, it generates electron carriers and GTP, yielding approximately 12 ATP per molecule to power cellular processes.

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