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-Oxidation is the major pathway for fatty acid oxidation in mammals. However, ot

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Question

-Oxidation is the major pathway for fatty acid oxidation in mammals. However, other fatty acid oxidation pathways exist. Sort the following phrases based on whether they describe -oxidation, -oxidation, or -oxidation of fatty acids.

p-Oxidation i pathways exist. Sort the following phrases based on whether they describe B oxidation, at-oxidation, or w-oxidation of fatty acids Oxidation a-Oxidation w-Oxidation in animal cells, occurs in the occurs when an alkyl endoplasmic reticulum group is present on the takes place in peroxisomes, B carbon of a fatty acid but not mitochondria two carbon atoms are the B carbon results in a fatty acid removed from the carboxyl s oxidized with two carboxyl groups end of a fatty acid

Explanation / Answer

Beta-oxidation: in animals, occurs in mitochondria or peroxisomes; two carbon atoms are removed from the carboxyl end of a fatty acid

Alpha-oxidation: the alpha carbon atom is hydroxylated; occurs when an alkyl group is present on the beta carbon of a fatty acid

Omega-oxidation: the carbon atom farthest from the carboxyl group is oxidized; occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum