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How much more ATP can be generated by aerobic respiration than by fermentation?

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How much more ATP can be generated by aerobic respiration than by fermentation?

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Within the mitochondria, pyruvate is broken down aerobically to give a yield that, in theory, could reach 36 ATP molecules, but in practice is probably only about 30. The amount varies, as some of the energy released may go into other processes than ATP synthesis.

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