SOVEREIGN · INQ·12

The Electron-Stripping Wheel

Pyruvate → acetyl-CoA → the TCA (Krebs) cycle. Its real product isn't energy — it's high-energy electrons on carriers.

Fuel supply / turn rate 1.0×

Fats — β-oxidation → acetyl-CoA Amino acids → acetyl-CoA

Outputs — accumulated (per turn)

CO₂ 0

NADH 0

FADH₂ 0

GTP/ATP 0

completed turns0.0

e⁻ carriers → ETC0

carbon / acetyl-CoA

electrons / NADH

CO₂ released

GTP/ATP

FADH₂

to ETC