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when fatty acid metabolism creates more acetyl-coa than can be handled in the citric acid cycle, the excess acetyl-coa is converted into ________.

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Ketone Bodies

Step-by-step explanation:

If excess acetyl CoA is created and overloads the capacity of the Krebs cycle, the acetyl CoA can be used to synthesize ketone bodies.

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