Question

The single hump of Camelus dromedarius contains triglycerides that are stored as fuel for the camel. Camels can survive long journeys in an arid, desert environment. The fat storage in the hump serves as an energy reserve, and also insulates the camel’s internal organs and vasculature from the solar heat of their environment. The fatty acid composition in these triglycerides in the hump is roughly 35% palmitate, 26% stearate, 24% oleate, and 15% myristate. How many moles of ATP are produced from 1g of camel hump fat? Ignore the contribution of glycerol. Assume the acetyl-CoA is completely oxidized in the citric acid cycle. Use the estimated ATP yield from the reduced cofactors and count GTP as ATP.  

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