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Table 6 Amino acids used for ATP formation

From: Stoichiometric estimates of the biochemical conversion efficiencies in tsetse metabolism

Amino Acid

To ATP

mol

ATP Gain

mol

CO2 released

mol

O2 used

mol

Alanine

0.03

0.41

0.10

0.08

Glutamic Acid

5.26

110.50

26.31

21.05

Methionine

1.20

21.60

6.00

4.80

(Phenylalinine)

6.50

104.00

32.50

39.00

Proline

4.90

127.40

24.50

24.50

(Tyrosine)

3.10

49.60

15.50

15.50

Valine

9.60

240.00

48.00

48.00

Totals

653.51

152.91

152.93

  1. The amino acids catabolised to fuel triglyceride assembly. Only the parts of phenylalinine and tyrosine not used in the creation of pyruvate and acetyl-CoA are consumed to generate ATP.