Chapter 23.4, Problem 23.5Q

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Four major differences between $\text{β-oxidation}$ and fatty acid biosynthesis that reveals that the two processes are not just the reverse of one another have to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

$\text{β-oxidation}$ is defined as the 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 lesser carbon atoms. Fatty acid biosynthesis proceeds by sequential addition of acetyl groups to the activated acetyl-ACP through a series of claisen condensation reactions