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Simplified Schematic of Fatty Acid Synthesis: Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS) catalyses the de-novo synthesis of fatty acid from Actetyl-CoA, Malonyl-CoA and NADPH. Following several reactions and modifications fatty acids are incorporated into membranes as phospholipids.