A sample of malonyl-coa synthesized from radioactive


A sample of malonyl-CoA synthesized from radioactive (14C-labelled) HCO3- and unlabelled acetyl-CoA is used in fatty acid synthesis. In which carbon(s) will the final fatty acid be labelled? (The carboxyl carbon of the fatty acid is named C1)

a.Every carbon.

b.. Every odd-numbered carbon.

c. Every even-numbered carbon.

d. Only the carbon farthest from C1.

e. No part of the fatty acid will be labelled.

 

 

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