in its metabolic process an animal cell burns glucose molecu
in its metabolic process, an animal cell burns glucose molecules to generate ATP energy compounds. A cell has a typical initial mass of glucose mi=66ng. It also receives this sugar through its membrane at a rate m in=22ng/min, it burns it at a rate m=26.4 ng/min, and even loses some of it through diffusion leaks to the surroundings at a rate mout =7.7ng/ min. The cell was monitored for a time T.
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Solution
= The cell has an initial concentration of 66ng of glucose
It is burning at a rate of : 26.4 ng/min + 7.7 ng/min
Therefore , burning of glucose = 34.1 ng/min
The cell is gaining at the rate of 22 ng/min
therefore ,
total loss of energy = (34.1- 22) ng/min
= 12.1 ng / min
The initial concentration is 66 ng,
after one minute = 66 -12.1
= 53.9 ng glucose remaining after one minute
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