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. 2022 Jan 11;11(2):225. doi: 10.3390/cells11020225

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

SFA-MUFA pathways with the major transformation of palmitic acid to stearic (ELO = elongase) and oleic (delta-9 desaturase) acids, and alternative metabolic transformations by delta-9 and delta-6 desaturase enzymes on palmitic acid to form palmitoleic and sapienic acids.