In What Organisms and by What Mechanism Can Carbon from Fat

question 15

Essay

In what organisms and by what mechanism can carbon from fat be converted to sugar?

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Definitions:

Cytoplasm

The material within a living cell, excluding the nucleus, containing organelles, and involved in cell metabolism and growth.

Posttranslational Control

Regulatory mechanisms that modify a protein’s function after it has been synthesized.

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group.

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify the addition of a specific amino acid into a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.