Multiple Choice
Which of the following mechanisms explains why fatty acid synthesis and breakdown do not compete with each other in the body?
A) Synthesis and breakdown take place in two separate compartments of the cell.
B) One process uses NADH/NAD+ and the other uses NADPH/NADP+.
C) They are not attached to the same carrier molecule in the two processes.
D) All of these mechanisms are in operation.
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