Water production from fatty acid oxidation is a survival mechanism in animals where water is scarce. Cells oxidize palmitoyl-CoA to produce water. If an animal has 5.000 kg of palmitoyl-CoA available for fatty acid oxidation, how many kilograms of water could the animal produce from that palmitoyl-CoA? The chemical formula for palmitoyl-CoA is C37H66N7O17P3S.

Water production from fatty acid oxidation is a survival mechanism in animals where water is scarce. Cells oxidize palmitoyl-CoA to produce water. If an animal has 5.000 kg of palmitoyl-CoA available for fatty acid oxidation, how many kilograms of water could the animal produce from that palmitoyl-CoA? The chemical formula for palmitoyl-CoA is C37H66N7O17P3S.

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Chapter19: The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

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Problem 21P: Complete oxidation of a 16-carbon fatty acid can yield 129 molecules of ATP Study Figure 19.2 and...

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