74. Which of the following statements regarding lipid metabolism is NOT correct?
(A) The degradation pathway consists of oxidation, hydration, further oxidation, and thiolysis.
(B) Before that, fatty acids are activated by esterification to coenzyme A.
(C) Fatty acid degradation produces large amounts of ATP.
(D) Fatty acids are degraded to acetyl-CoA by the sequential removal of two-carbon fragments, a process calledα-oxidation.
(E) Fatty acids are usually synthesized from the acetyl-CoA.