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Fatty Acid Synthesis- Lecture-1 (Quick revision)

Sources of Fatty acids Diet Adipolysis de novo synthesis(from precursors)- Carbohydrates, protein, and other molecules obtained from the diet in excess of the body’s need can be converted to fatty acids, which are stored as triglycerides De novo Fatty Acid Synthesis Characteristics An extramitochondrial system synthesizes fatty acids This system is present in many tissues, […]

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Fatty acid synthesis versus fatty acid oxidation

“Although chemical processes involved are the same, Fatty acid synthesis is not simply a reversal of fatty acid oxidation.”              Fatty acid synthesis seems simply a reversal of the degradative pathway, but it consists of a new set of reactions, exemplifying the principle that synthetic and degradative pathways are almost

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