There is no transporter for acetyl-CoA to exit the mitochondria, so the carbons must be converted to ____ for transport to the cytosol.

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The carbons from acetyl-CoA are converted to citrate to be transported out of the mitochondria into the cytosol, where citrate can then be converted back to acetyl-CoA for fatty acid synthesis or other pathways. This is part of the citric acid cycle's function in cellular metabolism.

There Is No Transporter for Acetyl-CoA to Exit the Mitochondria