beta-oxidation

English

Alternative forms

  • beta oxidation, β-oxidation

Noun

beta-oxidation (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) The catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes to generate acetyl-CoA, NADH, and FADH₂.
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