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What is a product from fatty acid oxidation of palmitate?

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Answer: Acetyl coA.
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Answer: Acetyl coA

Step-by-step explanation:

The beta-oxidation of palmitate (hexadecanoic acid); one of the most common saturated fatty acids, occurs in the mitochondria and yields 8 molecules of Acetyl-coA that then enters the citric acid cycle and electron transport system to yield ATP.

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