Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 30, Problem 30.49P
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How would dieting be affected if humans had the glyoxylate pathway should be explained.
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- The glyoxylate pathway is an anabolic pathway which facilitates the conversion of acetyl CoA to succinate utilizing simple carbon sources when glucose is unavailable.
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