Essential Biochemistry - Integration Of Metabolism And Metabolism In Starvation (Section 1 - No. 42)

Which process can also be used to convert fatty acids into acetyl-CoA, which can be converted to glucose by gluconeogenesis?
Propionyl-CoA
Citric Acid cycle
Beta-oxidation
Glycolysis

Explanation

Propionyl-CoA can be converted to succinyl-CoA, an intermediate of the citric acid cycle, which can be converted to glucose by gluconeogenesis.

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