Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry - Activation & Transport of Fatty Acids 3-D

	Activation & Transport of Fatty Acids
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	Overall Reaction for the Pathway
	Fatty Acid + ATP + Coenzyme A	`--->`	Fatty Acyl-CoA + Pyrophosphate + AMP + H⁺

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	It should be noted, that all long chain fatty acids are transported into the matrix of the mitochondria via the following pathway. Stearate is used only as a typical example for illustration.

	Fatty Acid


	Fatty Acyl Adenylate


	Fatty Acyl CoA


	Fatty Acyl Carnithine


	Fatty Acyl Carnithine


	Fatty Acyl CoA


	[The Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry] - [Copyright © 1998 Karl J. Miller.]