Why can't fatty acids be used for energy in the absence of oxygen? a) Fatty acids can not be used for glycolysis and fermentation can not occur b) The enzymes that break down fatty acids require oxygen c) They can, but you can only get 10% of the energy from them that you could get with oxygen d) Oxygen is a substrate for enzymes in the Krebs cylce
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Step 1: Fatty acids cannot be used for energy in the absence of oxygen because they undergo beta oxidation to form acetyl-CoA, which then enters the TCA cycle to produce NADH and FADH2. Show more…
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