Question: C) If you assume that all processes operate with 100% efficiency, and that the Go’ for the synth…

c) If you assume that all processes operate with 100%
efficiency, and that the Go’ for the synthesis of ATP from ADP and
Pi is +35.7 kJ/mol, what is the theoretical maximum number of ATP
molecules that could be synthesized for each molecule of NADH
oxidized by fumarate? [Note that this and subsequent questions
assume standard state conditions, which do not apply in real
cells]

d)Go’ for the oxidation of NADH by O2 is -219 kJ/mol. What is
the theoretical maximum number of ATP molecules that could be
synthesized for each molecule of NADH oxidized by O2 under standard
state conditions? Comment on the energetic difference between
oxygen and fumarate respiration.

e) ) The true number of ATP molecules made for each NADH
oxidized by oxygen is about 2.7. How does this number compare to
the theoretical maximum that you calculated, and how do you explain
the difference?