Respiratory Quotient with Fats — NEET Biology
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When fats are used in respiration, the RQ is less than 1. Calculations for a fatty acid, tripalmitin, if used as a substrate is shown:
🖼️Related NCERT figure: Chemical equation showing tripalmitin respiration with RQ calculation (2(C₅₁H₉₈O₆) + 145O₂ ――→ 102CO₂ + 98H₂O + energy
Tripalmitin
RQ = 102CO₂/145O₂ = 0.7)
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Assertion (A): Different respiratory substrates have different respiratory quotients. Reason (R): When fats are used in respiration, the RQ is greater than 1.
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