General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - Metabolic Pathways for Lipids and Amino Acids - 24.1 Digestion of Triacylglycerols - Questions and Problems - Page 865: 24.7

Answer

The defective enzyme is glycerol kinase.

Work Step by Step

The person cannot convert glycerol to glycerol-3-phosphate. And glycerol kinase is the enzyme that facilitates the conversion of glycerol to glycerol-3-phosphate. Hence, glycerol kinase is the defective enzyme.
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