What is beta oxidation?
In biochemistry and metabolism, beta oxidation (also β-oxidation) is 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, which enters the citric acid cycle, and NADH and FADH2, which are co-enzymes used in the electron transport chain. It is named as such because the beta carbon of the fatty acid undergoes oxidation to a carbonyl group. Beta-oxidation is primarily facilitated by the mitochondrial trifunctional protein, an enzyme complex associated with the inner mitochondrial membrane, although very long chain fatty acids are oxidized in peroxisomes.
O que é a beta-oxidação?
Na bioquímica e no metabolismo, a beta-oxidação (também β-oxidação) é o processo catabólico pelo qual as moléculas de ácidos graxos são quebradas no citosol em procariotas e nas mitocôndrias em eucariotas para gerar acetil-CoA, que entra no ciclo do ácido cítrico, e NADH e FADH2, que são coenzimas usadas na cadeia de transporte de elétrons.