Biochemistry 4th Edition by Christopher Mathews,Kensal van Holde, Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony Cahill

Exercise 11

cis- Vaccenate is an 18-carbon unsaturated fatty acid abundant in E. coli membrane lipids. Propose a metabolic route for synthesis of this fatty acid, in light of the fact that stearic acid, the C 18 saturated analogous fatty acid, is virtually absent from E. coli lipids.