A dialyzed pigeon liver extract will catalyze the conversion of acetyl-CoA to palmitate and CoASH if supplied

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A dialyzed pigeon liver extract will catalyze the conversion of acetyl-CoA to palmitate and CoASH if supplied with Mg2+, NADPH, ATP, HCO3-, and citrate. 

(a) If H14CO3 is supplied, what compounds will become labeled (permanently or transiently) during the course of the reaction? In what compounds will 14C accumulate? 

(b) Explain the role of citrate in this reaction.

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Biochemistry Concepts And Connections

ISBN: 9780134641621

2nd Edition

Authors: Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony-Cahill, Christopher Mathews

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