Gthe yield of atp atp by the mitochondrial atp atp synthase can be estimated by the number of protons pumped out of the matrix during the oxidation of nadh nadh and fadh 2 fadh2 , and the number of protons moved into the matrix as atp atp is formed. mitochondrial oxidation of nadh nadh by o 2 o2 results in the transport of ten protons from the matrix to the intermembrane space, while oxidation of fadh 2 fadh2 results in the transport of six protons. atp atp synthase utilizes three protons from the intermembrane space to form one atp atp . use the information given above to make the following calculations. note: recent data on atp atp synthase suggests that the number of protons required per atp atp varies with the number of c c subunits. here, an approximate value of 3 protons / atp 3 protons/atp is used.
how many atp are formed per nadh oxidized? how many atp are formed per fadh2 oxidized?