Saturated fatty acids containing up to 16 carbon atoms are assembled in

Cytoplasm The end product of cytosolic fatty acid synthesis cycles is saturated 16-carbon palmitic acid. Elongation of pre-existing fatty acid :- (i) Microsomnal (endoplasmic reticulum) :- Elongation of palmitic acid (16-C) into longer chain fatty acids (ii) Mitochondrial :- Elongation of short and medium chain fatty acids containing fewer than 16 carbon atoms