Which of the metabolites is common to respiration mediated breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins?
1. Frutose1, 6 - bisphosphate
2. Pyruvic acid
3. Acetyl CoA
4. Glucose- 6 -phosphate
Statement I: | Fatty acids would be broken down to acetyl CoA before entering the respiratory pathway when it is used as a substrate. |
Statement II: | When the organism needs to synthesise fatty acids, acetyl CoA would be withdrawn from the respiratory pathway for it. |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |