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[-] calmblue75@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Cells can't use the energy from sugar directly.

Well, they can, but it's not very efficient. They produce 4 atp at the cost of 2 atp. The mitochondrion generates 34 atp from pyruvic acid at the cost of 2 atp.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

Keeping in mind those numbers are vibes and not exact

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