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What is the Difference between Aerobic and Anaerobic Cellular Respiration

The process of a cell’s metabolic reactions to convert nutrients into smaller energy molecules that are known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is called cellular respiration. There are two types of cellular respiration. First is aerobic cellular respiration and the other one is called anaerobic cellular respiration.  No doubt, there are some similarities between these two respiratory processes. However, there is also a long list of differences between them.

Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Aerobic respiration is the one that require oxygen for metabolism and cannot live without it. For example, in pneumonia many of these bacteria cause respiratory illnesses. As a result of this process, CO2 and water is produced and lot of energy is liberated means up to 38 ATP.

Anaerobic Cellular Respiration

Anaerobic respiration simply means that process, which do not needs oxygen in all processes. We can further divide anaerobic respiration in two categories, named as Facultative and Obligate anaerobic respiration. In case of Facultative anaerobic respiration, the process of metabolism carries out in the presence of oxygen, but in case of availability. However, in case of Obligate anaerobic cellular respiration, the use of oxygen for the process of metabolism is not required, but can be poisoned in the presence of oxygen.

Aerobic vs Anaerobic Cellular Respiration

The major difference between aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration is that in former case, oxygen is required for respiration and in this process the maximum production of ATP is 38.  However, in later case, the need of oxgen is not mandatory for respiration and the production of ATP is very limited means just up to 2. Another difference is that, both substrate phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation levels are found in aerobic respiration in contrast to anaerobic respiration, in which substrate phosphorylation are found.  The electron receptor in case of anaerobic process is organic molecule, while oxygen is the electron receptor in case of aerobic respiration.




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