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explain why the carbons of even chain fatty acids can never beused to synthesize NET glucose, but that the 14C from labeled fattyacids will be found in glucose.

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This is best explained by the following TCA cycle published in1957 though this is oversimplifiedFatty acids are broken down to acetylCoA by means of betaoxidation whereas fatty acids are synthesized from acetylCoAoutside the mitochondrion These two pathways are distinct notonly in where they occur but also    See Answer
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