You have a triglyceride which is composed of a Glycerol and three fatty acids. Each fatty acid contains 20 carbons and is saturated (no double bonds).
Glycerol is converted to DHAP and then to Glyceraldehyde 3-P. From there it continues through central metabolism.
Every two carbon atoms of a Fatty Acid are convereted into Acetyl-CoA. From there they continue through central metabolism.
Assume that every NADH + H+ will yield 3 ATP and every FADH2 (QH2) will yield 2 ATP.
How many ATP are generated from the complete catabolism of this one triglyceride? Show your work.
Based on this, explain why Triglycerides are used to store energy.
