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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2019 Jul 25;1865(1):S1388-1981(19)30128-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.07.008

Figure 1. Metabolic fates of fatty acids.

Figure 1.

FAs synthesized de novo or taken up from the external cellular environment have multiple metabolic fates. These include incorporation into membrane phospholipids and complex lipids, degradation and energy generation by oxidation, storage in lipid droplets, esterification to proteins, signaling and regulation of transcription factors, or secretion.