Chapter 23, Problem 23.68QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Cellular compartments for fatty acid biosynthesis and $\text{β-oxidation}$ respectively have to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

The acetyl-CoA obtained after the glycolysis is converted into fatty acid in a process catalyzed by a reducing agent NADPH multienzyme complex fatty acid synthase. This conversion is known as fatty acid biosynthesis.

$\text{β-oxidation}$ is essentially the process of degradation of fatty acid into two-carbon acetyl-CoA. In each cycle of $\text{β-oxidation}$ one fatty acid is converted to acetyl CoA and an acyl derivative of fatty acid with two carbons lesser than the initial fatty acid.