13) What initial chemical transformation takes place on a fatty
acid to activate it for catabolism?
a) A fatty acid is cleaved to acyl-CoA and a chain-shortened
fatty acid.
b) A fatty acid is cleaved to pyruvate and a chain-shortened
fatty acid.
c) A fatty acid is oxidized to a β-hydroxy fatty
acid.
d) A fatty acid is converted to its fatty acyl-CoA.