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What is the primary site of fatty acid synthesis in most animal tissues?
What is the primary site of fatty acid synthesis in most animal tissues?
Which of the following is NOT a cofactor required for acetyl-CoA carboxylation?
Which of the following is NOT a cofactor required for acetyl-CoA carboxylation?
What is the product of the committed step in fatty acid synthesis?
What is the product of the committed step in fatty acid synthesis?
In which of the following tissues is fatty acid synthesis less prominent?
In which of the following tissues is fatty acid synthesis less prominent?
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What is the mechanism by which acetyl-CoA units are transported out of the mitochondrial matrix?
What is the mechanism by which acetyl-CoA units are transported out of the mitochondrial matrix?
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What is the maximum length of fatty acid chains synthesized through the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
What is the maximum length of fatty acid chains synthesized through the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
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What is the role of ATP in the first step of lipogenesis?
What is the role of ATP in the first step of lipogenesis?
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What is the effect of high fat diets on the regulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase?
What is the effect of high fat diets on the regulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase?
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Which of the following domains of the fatty acid synthase complex is involved in the release of palmitate?
Which of the following domains of the fatty acid synthase complex is involved in the release of palmitate?
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What is the role of malonyl-CoA in the regulation of lipogenesis?
What is the role of malonyl-CoA in the regulation of lipogenesis?
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What is the effect of insulin on the regulation of lipogenesis?
What is the effect of insulin on the regulation of lipogenesis?
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What is the role of the –SH group of the ACP in the condensation reaction of lipogenesis?
What is the role of the –SH group of the ACP in the condensation reaction of lipogenesis?
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What is the role of enoyl reductase enzyme in the spiral of fatty acid synthesis?
What is the role of enoyl reductase enzyme in the spiral of fatty acid synthesis?
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What is the outcome of the first turn in the spiral of fatty acid synthesis?
What is the outcome of the first turn in the spiral of fatty acid synthesis?
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What is the function of the SH group of ACP in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
What is the function of the SH group of ACP in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
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What is the fate of the C16-acyl enzyme formed in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
What is the fate of the C16-acyl enzyme formed in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
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What is the role of the thiol groups of cysteine residues in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
What is the role of the thiol groups of cysteine residues in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
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How many times is the elongation step repeated in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
How many times is the elongation step repeated in the fatty acid synthesis pathway?
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