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Biochemistry - Lipid - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Lipid - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
Lipid
6.
Animals cannot convert fatty acids into glucose because
acetyl CoA can not be converted to pyruvate
absence of malate synthase
absence of dehydrogenase
absence of a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
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Adamu Ibrahim muhd said:   9 years ago
Then correct answer is as it appears that activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase, can not be reverse.
Hasan said:   9 years ago
But Acetyl coA is converted to oxaloacetate then phosphoenolpyruvate and then we go ahead to glucose.
DR.p said:   1 decade ago
Acetyl coA when it into TCA cycle it convert to CO2 the gluconeogenesis pathway need OAA or pyruvate.
Esayas said:   1 decade ago
Why we it is converted by PDH?
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