Question

The organic compounds that are the starting materials for compounds like fats and amino acids are called

Answer 1

The answer is; acetyl-CoA

This organic compound is an intermediate of the TCA/Citric/Krebs cycle. To make fats, the coenzyme is carboxylated to manolyCoA. This becomes a precursor fo palmitate and other lipids in the body by the addition of more manolyCoA.

The coenzyme is also a precursor to the formation of alpha-ketoglutarate, another intermediate of the TCA cycle, which is also a precursor in the formation of proteins.

Answer 2

Carbohydrates.

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, it is widely known that the most basic organic molecules are carbohydrates, it means, those compounds composed by both carbon and hydrogen only. Moreover, more complex compounds such as fats and amino acids are made up, in the initial stage, of hydrocarbons because their are base for their constitution.

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