Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 10MC
Degradation of fats as an energy source involves all of the following except
a)β-oxidation.
b) acetyl-CoA.
c) glycerol.
d) lipase.
e) transamination.
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