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Biochemistry General 3e9995db

Reducing agent used in lipogenesis is derived from

A
Pentose phosphate pathway
B
Glycolysis
C
TCA cycle
D
Gluconeogenesis
High-Yield Explanation
NADPH is involved as donor of reducing equivalents in both the reduction of the 3-ketoacyl and of the 2, 3-unsaturated acyl derivatives. The oxidative reactions of the pentose phosphate are the chief source of the hydrogen required for the reductive synthesis of fatty acids.

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