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Limiting factory for fatty acid synthesis_________________?
Correct answer: C. Acetyl CoA carboxylase
- A. Aceto acetate synthetase
- B. Acyl transferase
- C. Acetyl CoA carboxylase
- D. Biotin
Explanation
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase is the rate-limiting and regulatory enzyme of fatty-acid synthesis, producing malonyl-CoA from acetyl-CoA. Biotin is its required cofactor, not the rate-limiting enzyme itself.
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