Acyl CoA synthetase hydrolyzes ATP to AMP + PPI (pyrophosphate) as part of the activation of fatty acids to fatty acyl-CoA. Explain the role played by the enzyme inorganic pyrophosphatase in this reaction (in the activation of fatty acids to fatty acyl CoA) in the space provided below.

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Acyl CoA synthetase hydrolyzes ATP to AMP + PPI (pyrophosphate) as part of the activation of fatty acids to fatty acyl-CoA. Explain the role played by the enzyme inorganic pyrophosphatase in this reaction (in the activation of fatty acids to fatty acyl CoA) in the space provided below. 

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