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and glycerol. (2) F;iily acids are oxidized by fatty acid oxidases to 

 acyl CoA compounds. (.">) Acetyl CloA reacts with oxaloacetic acid to 

 form citric acid. (4) Ciiric acid is changed by way of the Krebs cycle 

 to carbohydrates by the reactions of carbohydrate metabolism, as 

 shown in Chapter 9. (5) Glycerol is converted to a-glycerophosphate. 

 (G) The a-glycerophosphate is dehydrogenated to triosephosphate. 

 (7) Triosephosphates combine to form hexosepliosphatcs. 



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The Wonders of Seeds. A. StcfEcrud. Harcourt, Brace, and Co., New York, 1956. 

 Physiology of Seeds. W. Crocker. Chronica Botanica Co., Waltham, Mass., 1953. 

 Groxcth of Plants. W. Crocker. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1948. 



