Abstract
All mammals can synthesise saturated fatty acids de novo from simple precursors such as glucose or amino acids using a fundamentally similar pathway (Figure 7.1). Liver and adipose tissue are the most important organs for fatty acid biosynthesis; there are differences between species concerning the relative importance of these two organs. The common precursor is acetyl CoA which is activated by acetyl CoA carboxylase in the presence of carbon dioxide to give malonyl CoA.
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The British Nutrition Foundation. (1992). Metabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids. In: Unsaturated Fatty Acids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4429-0_7
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