A healthy 22-year-old man has been fasting for the past 24 hours. A fasting glucose test is performed and shows a serum concentration of 98 mg/dL. Which of the following precursors is most likely to contribute to normoglycemia at this time?
Acetoacetate
Acetyl-CoA
Alanine
Linoleic acid
Stearic acid
Valine
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