Describe the processes by which animals can produce de novo a variety of fatty acids that differ in chain length and desaturation
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Using the enzyme fatty acid synthase, acetyl CoA can be converted in palmitate and subsequently lengthened into other fatty acids via elongases. Double bonds are introduced via desaturases.
You might also like to view...
Define and distinguish among interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis
What will be an ideal response?
The midline suture marking the articulation of the two parietal bones is called the ________ suture
A) sagittal B) lambdoid C) squamous D) coronal
A woman who drops something on her foot might injure which of the following bones?
A. vomer B. pisiform C. lunate D. cuneiform E. metacarpals
Based on the number of axes rotations, temporomandibular joints are usually ________ joints
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).