SCH 511 Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids

16 fatty acid, palmitic acid, and with eight malonates the C 18 fatty acid, stearic acid. Note that the two carbons at the head of the chain (methyl end) are provided by acetate, not malonate, whilst the remainder are derived from malonate, which itself is produced by carboxylation of acetate. This means that all carbons in the fatty acid ................
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