How many total molecules of ATP are directly synthesized (gross yield) from one molecule of glucose during glycolysis?
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Correct answer: 4
A total of four ATP molecules are produced via substrate-level phosphorylation (two from each of the two triose molecules). However, the net gain is only two ATP because two were consumed in the preparatory phase.
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