Upload your answers to these questions. Show how a molecule…
Upload your answers to these questions. Show how a molecule of palmitic acid (16:0) that has entered a muscle cell is tagged or prepared for β-oxidation in the cytosol. Write out the reaction. Include substrate and product structures, a general enzyme name, any intermediates, and all necessary cofactors. Cofactor abbreviations are OK. (4 pts.) Acetyl-CoA is a key metabolic intermediate. Write out the reactions that take one molecule of the tagged palmitic acid (16:0) in the matrix and release one molecule of acetyl-CoA. Give the generalized enzyme name or reaction type that describes each reaction in the pathway (dehydrogenase, hydratase, synthase, etc.), along with the name of the final enzyme that results in the formation of acetyl-CoA, as well as any intermediates and required cofactors or co-reactants. (5 pts.)