GLYCOLYSIS

• Occurs in the cytosol
• Anaerobic
• Inputs: 1 Glucose
• Outputs: 2 Pyruvates, 2 ATP, 2 NADH

PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLATION

• Occurs in the matrix
• Aerobic
• Input: 2 Pyruvates
• Outputs: 2 Acetyl CoA, 2 CO2, 2NADH

CITRIC ACID CYCLE

Kreb’s Cycle of Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

• Occurs in the mitochondrial matrix
• Aerobic
• Input: 2 Acetyl CoA
• Output: 4CO2, 2ATP, 6NADH, 2FADH2

OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

• Electron transport
• Chemiosmosis
• Aerobic
• Inputs: 10 NADH, 2FADH2
• Outputs: 30-34 ATP

Total ATP Output: 30-38 ATP

• Intertextual variation exists: exact calculations beyond the scope of this tutorial.
• Approximates yield for both eukaryotes & prokaryotes.