Fatty acids can have their length extended in mitochondria without using malonyl~CoA as a carbon donor.

Question

Fatty acids can have their length extended in mitochondria without

using malonyl~CoA as a carbon donor.

TRUE /FALSE

Answer 1

fatty acids can be elongated in endoplasmic reticulum and in mitochondria using acetyl CoA as carrier . Mitochondrial elongation of the fatty acids produced from the cytosolic malonyl CoA pathway is particularly active in aorta and liver.

Answer 2

False.