Describe the Steps in the Metabolic Pathway in Which Cells

question 22

Essay

Describe the steps in the metabolic pathway in which cells oxidize a four-carbon, straight-chain, saturated fatty acid (butyrate; 4:0) to the fragments that enter the citric acid cycle. Show the structures of intermediates and products, and indicate where any cofactor(s) participate(s).

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