Chapter 27.6, Problem 16WDYL

Summary Introduction

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.

Concept introduction:

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 $\text{Acetyl CoA}$(acetyl coenzyme A) are formed. The cholesterol molecules are formed by the utilization of $\text{Acetyl CoA}$ molecules.