Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305577206
Author: Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 24, Problem 22P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The equation in section 24.1 should be rewritten to describe the synthesis of behenic acid.
Concept Introduction:
The net reaction for the formation of palmitate from acetyl CoA is
Fatty acid biosynthesis depends on the reductive power of NADPH.
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Chapter 24 Solutions
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Ch. 24 - Explaining the Stoichiometry of Fatty Acid...Ch. 24 - Tracing Carbon Atom Incorporation in Fatty Acids...Ch. 24 - Modeling the Regulation of AcetyI-CoA Carboxylase...Ch. 24 - Prob. 4PCh. 24 - Prob. 5PCh. 24 - Prob. 6PCh. 24 - Understanding the Stoichiometry of Cholesterol...Ch. 24 - Prob. 8PCh. 24 - Prob. 9PCh. 24 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 24 - Prob. 11PCh. 24 - Understanding the Mechanism of the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 13PCh. 24 - Understanding the Mechanism of the HMC-CoA...Ch. 24 - Prob. 15PCh. 24 - Prob. 16PCh. 24 - Prob. 17PCh. 24 - Prob. 18PCh. 24 - Prob. 19PCh. 24 - Prob. 20PCh. 24 - Prob. 21PCh. 24 - Prob. 22PCh. 24 - Prob. 23PCh. 24 - Prob. 24PCh. 24 - Prob. 25P
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