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ISBN: 9781266014420
Author: McKinley
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 27.6, Problem 16WDYL
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To describe:

The rate of cholesterol synthesis in response to high dietary intake of cholesterol and to determine the fate of cholesterol following its synthesis.

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The fats are disintegrated into fatty acids and glycerol. The fatty acids enter Krebs’s cycle and get involved in beta-oxidation where its carbons are removed and Acetyl CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) are formed. The cholesterol molecules are formed by the utilization of Acetyl CoA molecules.

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