benwill0702
benwill0702
09.02.2021 • 
Biology

Balance the stoichiometric relationship below to have the same number of carbons on each side, same number of oxygens, and same number of hydrogens. If this fuel source is the primary fuel used in mitochondrial respiration, what would you predict to be the respiratory exchange ratio? Is this fuel most likely a carbohydrate, lipid, or protein? C6H10O5 + O2 → CO2 + H2O

1
carbohydrate

0.71
lipid

0.8
protein

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