<prompt> Patients with mutations leading to defective beta-oxidation of fatty acid usually have hypoglycemia because ofLess ATP for gluconeogenesisLess acetyl CoA for glucose formationIncreased fatty acids decrease glucose utilizationFatty acids inhibit transpo of glucose for metabolism  <response>: Acetyl-coenzyme A or acetyl-CoA is an impoant molecule that paicipates in many biochemical reactions in protein, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism. Its main function is to deliver the acetyl group to the citric acid cycle Krebs cycle to be oxidized for energy production. Ref-Sathyanarayana 4e p399 