How many cycles of the fatty acid breakdown pathway in the previous question would be required to metabolise the 26-carbon, saturated fatty acid, cerotate? Look at this diagram of fally acid metabolism and malch the numbers wilh the enzymes, inlermediatos and colactors listedNot all Ghe labels are needed and some may be uzed more than onceFatty Acid12Step 1R-CH-CH,-CH-S-COA (Acyl CoA)3Acyl CoA dehydrogenase(Enoyl CoA) R-CH C=C-C-S-COAStep 2Enoyl Co A hydrataseOH H(L-Hydroxyacyl CoA)R-CH C-C-C-8-COAStep 3L-Hydroxyacyl COA dehydrogenaseR-CH C-CH-C-s-COA Ketoacyl CoAStep 4B-ketothiolaseC-S-COAR-CH-C-S-CoA (Acyl CoA-2C)A NADPE NADC. ATPD. NADPHt. ADPt. NADHFADH2K. coonzymeALAMtransicnaatM. FAD>>>> > > > >Back to Step 1

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How many cycles of the fatty acid breakdown pathway in the previous question would be required to metabolise the 26-carbon, saturated fatty acid, cerotate?

Look at this diagram of fally acid metabolism and malch the numbers wilh the enzymes, inlermediatos and colactors listed
Not all Ghe labels are needed and some may be uzed more than once
Fatty Acid
1
2
Step 1
R-CH-CH,-CH-
S-COA (Acyl CoA)
3
Acyl CoA dehydrogenase
(Enoyl CoA) R-CH C=C-C-S-COA
Step 2
Enoyl Co A hydratase
OH H
(L-Hydroxyacyl CoA)
R-CH C-C-C-8-COA
Step 3
L-Hydroxyacyl COA dehydrogenase
R-CH C-CH-C-s-COA Ketoacyl CoA
Step 4
B-ketothiolase
C-S-COA
R-CH-C-S-CoA (Acyl CoA-2C)
A NADP
E NAD
C. ATP
D. NADPH
t. ADP
t. NADH
FADH2
K. coonzymeA
LAMtransicnaat
M. FAD
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