When the supply of acetyl CoA being produced exceeds the demands of the citric acid cycle, some of the acetyl CoA is diverted to the synthesis of

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When the supply of acetyl CoA exceeds the demand of the citric acid cycle, some of it is diverted to the synthesis of fatty acids in a process called lipogenesis. This is because the excess acetyl CoA can be converted into malonyl-CoA which is a precursor for fatty acid synthesis.

When the Supply of Acetyl CoA Being Produced Exceeds the Demands