Chapter 21, Problem 10P

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The reason when ¹⁴C glucose added to the balanced diet of adults rats does not increase the total amount of stored triacylglycerols, but the triacylglycerols become labeled with ${}^{\text{14}}\text{C}$.

Introduction:

The synthesis of triacylglycerol occur in cell’s cytoplasm, multiple enzyme complex catalyze the reaction for the synthesis of triacylglycerol including fatty acid synthase. Liver and adipose tissue is major site for the synthesis of triacylglycerol.