we have stated that animals cannot make glucose from fats why not oxidation of fatty acids gener

Name: we have stated that animals cannot make glucose from fats why not oxidation of fatty acids generates acetyl coa and acetyl coa can be fed into the krebs cycle one of whose intermediates is o 29433
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Description: we have stated that animals cannot make glucose from fats why not oxidation of fatty acids generates acetyl coa and acetyl coa can be fed into the krebs cycle one of whose intermediates is o 29433

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We have stated that animals cannot make glucose from fats. Why not? Î²-oxidation of fatty acids generates acetyl-CoA, and acetyl-CoA can be fed into the Krebs cycle, one of whose intermediates is oxaloacetate. Why, therefore, cannot animals make glucose from fats? It appears simple enough to divert oxaloacetate from the Krebs cycle for gluconeogenesis.

          We have stated that animals cannot make glucose from fats. Why not? Î²-oxidation of fatty acids generates acetyl-CoA, and acetyl-CoA can be fed into the Krebs cycle, one of whose intermediates is oxaloacetate. Why, therefore, cannot animals make glucose from fats? It appears simple enough to divert oxaloacetate from the Krebs cycle for gluconeogenesis.

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02/08/2022

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We have stated that animals cannot make glucose from fats. Why not? Î²-oxidation of fatty acids generates acetyl-CoA, and acetyl-CoA can be fed into the Krebs cycle, one of whose intermediates is oxaloacetate. Why, therefore, cannot animals make glucose from fats? It appears simple enough to divert oxaloacetate from the Krebs cycle for gluconeogenesis.