Elongation of fatty acids from palmitate occurs only in the

Elongation of fatty acids from palmitate occurs only in the mitochondrion. True or False

Solution

It is False

1. Palmitate, the principal product of fatty acid syntheisis may be lenghtened to form stearate (18:0) or even longer saturated fatty acids.

2. It occurs through the Fatty acid elongation system present in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and in mitochondria.

3. The systemof endoplasmic reticulum is more active elongation system