compare fatty acid synthesis with fatty acid degration
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compare fatty acid synthesis with fatty acid degration
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(1) Fatty acid synthesis takes place in the cytosol whereas the degradation takes place primarily in the mitochondrial matrix. (2) All the intermediates in fatty acid synthesis are linked to the-SH group of acyl carrier protein (ACP) but in the degradative pathway the intermediates are linked to -SH group of coenzyme-A.