The enzyme which catalyzes the condensation of Acetyl-CoA to form an acetoacetyl CoA during biosynthesis of cholesterol is

Carboxylase

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Thiolase

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Ligase

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Both A and b

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Solution

The correct option is B Thiolase
Thiolases are ubiquitous enzymes that have key roles in many vital biochemical pathways. It convert two units of acetyl-CoA to acetoacetyl CoA. Members of the thiolase family can be divided into two broad categories i.e., degradative thiolases and biosynthetic thiolases.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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