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Talk about fatty acid oxidation.

Author: H K



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They are oxidized in mitochondria as well as peroxisomes by cyclic metabolic reaction called beta-oxidation in matrix of mitochonria.20 carbon atoms are oxidized into 10 acetyl CoA in 9 cycles, and then enter TCA cycle to produce more energy.


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