KROK 1 2016 – Question 57 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Human red blood cells contain no mitochondria. What is the main pathway for ATP production in these cells?
- A. Anaerobic glycolysis
- B. Creatine kinase reaction
- C. Oxidative phosphorylation
- D. Cyclase reaction
- E. Aerobic glycolysis
Hint
Ask which ATP-generating route does not depend on mitochondria, and check each candidate against that requirement.
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