Question

The breakdown of a fatty acid into numerous molecules of the two-carbon compound acetyl CoA is known as ______.

Question 19 options:

beta-oxidation


electron transport chain


glycolysis


pyruvate to acetyl CoA

Answer 1

Answer:

Lipolysis. To obtain energy from fat, triglycerides must first be broken down by hydrolysis into their two principal components, fatty acids and glycerol. This process, called lipolysis, takes place in the cytoplasm. The resulting fatty acids are oxidized by β-oxidation into acetyl CoA, which is used by the Krebs cycle ...