Oxidative phosphorylation

Alternative respiratory substances:

Respiration of lipids -

• Before being hydrolysed, lipids are hydrolysed to glycerol and fatty acids
• The glycerol is then phosphorylated and converted to triose phosphate which enters the glycolysis pathway and subsequently the Krebs cycle
• The fatty acid component is broken down into 2-carbin fragments which are converted into acetylcoenzyme a
• This then enters the Krebs cycle
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