Question #252486

calculate the number of acetyl coa molecules in a fatty acid of 19 carbon atoms


Expert's answer

19 ÷ 2 = 9.5


Which is 10 molecules


Overall, for a fatty acid with 19 carbons in its hydrocarbon chain, 9 rounds of beta oxidation yielding 10 molecules of acetyl-CoA constitutes complete oxidation.


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