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For fatty acid synthesis, the ratio of [NADPH]/[NADP⁺] (> 75) in the cytoplasm is maintained by an enzyme and a specific pathway. The name of the enzyme and the pathway respectively are _________and __________

Answer 1

Fatty acid synthesis pathway in the cytoplasm is Glycolytic pathway.In humans, fatty acids are formed from carbohydrates predominantly in the liver and adipose tissue, as well as in the mammary glands during lactation. The pyruvate produced by glycolysis is an important intermediary in the conversion of carbohydrates into fatty acids and cholesterol.This occurs via the conversion of pyruvate into acetyl-CoA in the mitochondrion.

The enzyme involved in fatty acid synthesis is fatty acid synthases.