Question

Fatty acids usually have an even number of carbons in their structures. catabolism of fatty acids produces two-carbon fragments that are converted to acetyl coa molecules. what is the most likely way in which these acetyl coa molecules would be metabolized in aerobic cellular respiration?

Answer 1

Fatty acids are usually composed of an even number of carbons in their structures. During the catabolism, fatty acids yield two-carbon fragments that are rehabilitated to acetyl CoA molecules. The acetyl CoA molecules would be absorbed in aerobic cellular respiration directly upon entering the citric acid cycle.