Evidence for the role of acetate in fatty-acid biosynthesis comes from isotope-labeling

Chapter 29, Problem 29.5

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Evidence for the role of acetate in fatty-acid biosynthesis comes from isotope-labeling experiments. If acetate labeled with 13C in the methyl group ( 13CH3CO2H) were incorporated into fatty acids, at what positions in the fatty-acid chain would you expect the 13C label to appear?

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