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Q. In which of the following form, glycerol can enter the cell as a cellular substrate?

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Respiration in Plants

Solution:

Fats would need to be broken down into glycerol and fatty acids first. If fatty acids were to be respired they would first be degraded to acetyl CoA and enter the pathway. Glycerol would enter the pathway after being converted to PGAL.