# fatty acid synthesis

> creation of fatty acids from acetyl-CoA and NADPH through the action of enzymes called fatty acid synthases. This process takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell

**Wikidata**: [Q900209](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q900209)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid_synthesis)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fatty-acid-synthesis


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. BabelNet
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)