Arrange the following events so that they indicate a possible metabolic sequence the body might use to interconvert a protein to a lipid.
1) Glycerol and three fatty acids combine to form triglycerides.
2) Fatty acids are formed from acetyl CoA.
3) Protein is digested to release amino acids.
4) Amino acids are converted to acetyl CoA.
A) 2, 3, 4, 1
B) 3, 4, 2, 1
C) 4, 2, 3, 1
D) 2, 4, 3, 1
E) 4, 3, 2, 1

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The correct sequence for converting a protein to a lipid involves first digesting the protein to release amino acids (3), then converting those amino acids to acetyl CoA (4), followed by the formation of fatty acids from acetyl CoA (2), and finally, combining glycerol with three fatty acids to form triglycerides (1).

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