Fatty acid synthesis occurs mainly in the mitochondria while fatty acid oxidatio
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Fatty acid synthesis occurs mainly in the mitochondria while fatty acid oxidation occurs mainly in the cytoplasm. Fatty acid synthesis is an endergonic process while fatty acid oxidation is an exergonic process. Fatty acid uses transport proteins in the mitochondrial membrane while fatty acid oxidation does not. Fatty acid synthesis and fatty acid oxidation both include a repeating cycle of reactions at some point during the process. Fatty acid synthesis requires reduced electron carriers while fatty acid oxidation requires oxidized electron carriers.Explanation / Answer
Fatty acid synthesis occurs in cytoplasm while oxidation occurs in mitochondria so A statement is incorrect.
Fatty acid synthesis require energy so is an endergonic process while the oxidation yields energy so is an exergonic process. So option B is correct.
Option C is incorrect because the opposite occurs.
Option D is also correct.
Synthesis requires NADPH while oxidation requires NAD+ thus statement E is also correct.
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