Chapter 25.6, Problem 3QQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The total number of acetyl CoA molecules used as reactants in the process of ketogenesis has to be determined.

Concept introduction:

Ketogenesis is a metabolic process occurring in our body through which ketone bodies are produced by the breakdown of fatty acids and ketogenic amino acids. This metabolic process supplies organs with needed energy under certain circumstances such as starvation. Fatty acid molecules degrade into acetyl CoA, which are utilized in the process of ketogenesis. Acetyl CoA undergoes the process of condensation twice, followed by chain cleavage and hydrogenation to produce ketone bodies.