Question 14

(Multiple Choice)

In E. coli, β-hydroxydecanoyl-ACP is dehydrated by β-hydroxydecanoyl thioester dehydrase to form a double bond ____ to the thioester in the ____ configuration which is further elongated to form ____.


A) α,β; cis; palmitoyl-ACP
B) β,γ; cis; palmitoleoyl-ACP
C) β,γ; trans; palmitoleoyl-ACP
D) α,β; trans; palmitoleoyl-ACP
E) β,γ; cis; palmitoyl-ACP

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