What is the energy released during oxidation in respiration used to synthesize?

Step-by-step solution

During oxidation within a cell, all the energy contained in respiratory substrates is not released free into the cell, or in a single step. It is released in a series of slow stepwise reactions controlled by enzymes, and it is trapped as chemical energy in the form of ATP. Hence, it is important to understand that the energy released by oxidation in respiration is not (or rather cannot be) used directly but is used to synthesize ATP , which is broken down whenever (and wherever) energy needs to be utilized. Hence,