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Structural Biochemistry/Lipids/Fatty Acids/Elongation by the fatty acid synthase complex
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The formation of the palmitate (C16) is the last step of fatty acid elongation by fatty acid synthase. Other enzymes further elongate and insert double bonds within fatty acids.