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However, the cellular source of malonate is unclear, and current knowledge concerning its metabolism is limited to the action of a single enzyme, Acyl-CoA Synthetase Family Member 3 (ACSF3), which converts malonate to malonyl-CoA in the mitochondrial matrix. One potential route of malonate metabolism downstream of ACSF3 is its consumption by the mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (mtFAS) pathway. However, studies examining the link between ACSF3 and mtFAS have yielded conflicting results. We developed a novel mass spectrometry approach to perform stable isotope tracing into products of mtFAS, and found that while malonate is in fact a carbon source for mtFAS, ACSF3 is not required for malonate incorporation into mtFAS products. Using this method to trace other nutrients into mtFAS, we also found evidence of acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1)-dependent malonate synthesis from glucose. 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