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Table 1 Effect of Path on energetics of oxidation

From: Thermodynamics of weight loss diets

Macronutrient & path

Mass

ATP/mole

Kcal/gm

Efficiency (%)

Glucose → CO2

180

38

1.54

38.5

Glucose → glycogen → glucose → CO2

180

36

1.40

35

"Average" AA → CO2

  

1.32

33

AA → Protein → AA → CO2

 

-4

1.08

27

Palmitate → CO2

256

129

3.68

40.9

Palmitate → Ketone → CO2

256

121

3.45

38.3

  1. *Adapted from Feinman, Fine: 2003 Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders (1): 209–219 [2]