The equation shows cellular respiration during cellular respiration glue. It is close combined with oxygen to form carbon dioxide water in ATP. What happens to the energy and bonds and glue close C6H1206 + 602 + 6H20 +ATP
Biology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP (energy)
Here's a step-by-step description of what happens to the energy and the bonds in glucose during cellular respiration:
1. **Energy Transformation**: The chemical energy stored in glucose (C6H12O6) is converted into a more usable form of energy for the cell—adenosine triphosphate (ATP)—through a series of biochemical reactions. Glucose has high-energy bonds that are broken down to release energy.
2. **Glycolysis**: The process begins with glycolysis, where one molecule of glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvate. This takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell and leads to the production of 2 net molecules of ATP, as well as the reduction of NAD+ to NADH.
3. **Citric Acid Cycle (Kreb’s Cycle)**: Pyruvate enters the mitochondria, and after being converted to acetyl-CoA, it enters the Citric Acid Cycle. During this process, more high-energy bonds are broken, which results in the release of more energy and the production of ATP, NADH, and another electron carrier called FADH2.
4. **Electron Transport Chain (ETC)**: NADH and FADH2 donate their electrons to the electron transport chain located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. As electrons flow through the chain from one protein complex to another, energy is released and used to pump protons across the membrane, creating a proton gradient.
5. **Chemiosmosis and ATP Synthesis**: Due to the proton gradient created by the ETC, protons flow back into the mitochondrial matrix through an enzyme called ATP synthase. The flow of protons drives the synthesis of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.
6. **End Products**: During this process, glucose is fully oxidized to carbon dioxide (6CO2), and the oxygen that is inhaled is reduced to water (6H2O). The energy released from glucose is largely transferred to ATP during these steps.