In humans,fatty acids cannot be used to synthesize glucose because we lack the enzymes needed to convert ____.

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Fatty acids can be broken down into acetyl-CoA through beta-oxidation, but acetyl-CoA cannot be converted directly into glucose in humans. The conversion of acetyl-CoA into pyruvate is necessary to enter the gluconeogenesis pathway and synthesize glucose, but humans lack the necessary enzymes for this conversion.

In Humans,fatty Acids Cannot Be Used to Synthesize Glucose Because