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. 2010 Dec 1;19(3):275–279. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.208

Table 2. Pyruvate oxidation and ATP production rates in skeletal muscle.

Substrate Patient Reference range
[1-14C]pyruvate+malate 1.53a 3.61–7.48a
[1-14C]pyruvate+carnitine 2.07a 2.84–8.24a
ATP+CrP from oxidation of pyruvate 13b 42–81b

Abbreviations: ATP, adenosine triphosphate; CrP, phosphocreatine.

a

nmol CO2/hr mU citrate synthase.

b

nmol ATP/hr mU citrate synthase.