Beta oxidation is a metabolic sequence that breaks down fatty acids into two-carbon fragments that enter the citric acid cycle as acetyl CoA.
La beta oxidación es una secuencia metabólica que descompone los ácidos grasos en fragmentos de dos carbonos que entran en el ciclo del ácido cítrico como acetil CoA.
| Front | beta oxidation |
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| Back | A metabolic sequence that breaks fatty acids down to two-carbon fragments that enter the citric acid cycle as acetyl CoA. |
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