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Starting with a fatty acid located in the cytosol of the cell, explain “mechanistically” how an...

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Starting with a fatty acid located in the cytosol of the cell,explain “mechanistically” how an iron deficiency may result inreduced acetyl CoA production from beta oxidation of palmiticacid

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Liver is the tissue where lipids are metabolized and iron is stored Palmitic acid is a 16 carbon atom fatty acid which undergoes 7 rounds of beta oxidation to produce 8 acetyl CoA 7 FADH2 and 7 NADH2 Palmitate is first converted to palmitoyl CoA and then transported to the mitochondria for beta oxidation Palmitate will be activated when it reacts with ATP in presence of CoASH to form    See Answer
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