When triglycerides are hydrolyzed, they are broken down into glycerol and fatty acids. The fatty acids are further broken down into two-carbon fragments in a process called fatty acid oxidation. At which pathway do these fragments enter respiration?

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The two-carbon fragments produced from fatty acid oxidation enter the citric acid cycle (also known as the Krebs cycle or TCA cycle) as acetyl-CoA, which is then further processed to produce ATP, NADH, and FADH2.

When Triglycerides Are Hydrolyzed, They Are Broken Down into Glycerol