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the break down of fatty acids so that they can enter the Krebs Cycle in cellular respiration
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∙ 14y agoThe process of beta oxidation is named after the carbon atom in the beta position of the fatty acyl-CoA which becomes the most oxidized during the cyclic redox reactions that remove C2 units in form of acetyl-CoA from the fatty acyl chain.
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∙ 14y agoThe carbon atom adjacent to the carbon-oxygen double bond is known as the "alpha carbon." The carbon after the alpha carbon, the "beta carbon," is the carbon being oxidized (increasing its number of bonds to an electronegative atom) in the process.
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∙ 14y agoduring exercise body needs more energy. if carbohydrate stores of body are not sufficient to provide that energy, then fats are broken down to liberate energy. fatty acids are first emulsified and then they undergo beta oxidation to release huge amount of energy in the form of ATP that can be used by the muscles.
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∙ 12y agoB-oxidation occurs in the extra-mitochondrial region
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∙ 11y agoA fatty acid is an entity; beta-oxidation is a process of breaking down fatty acids in the body to release energy as acetyl CoA.
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∙ 13y agobecause saturated fat is in the beta form, a zig-zag like shape, and it is broken down by oxygen.
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∙ 12y agoBreakdown of fatty acids
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∙ 14y agoBreaks down fatty acids
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∙ 12y agoBreaks down fatty acids
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What coenzymes are required for beta oxidation?
Coenzyme A
What are fatty acids converted to in Beta-oxidation?
Acetyl CoA
When fats are metabolized the fatty acids enter the reactions of the?
Beta oxidation process
What is amphibolism?
Amphibolism is the integration of catabolism(complex break down into small molecules) and anabolism(complex synthesized from small).Beta-oxidation of fatty acids by the liver is an example of amphibolism.
Calculate the number of acetyl-SCoA molecules generated by complete B-oxidation of a 12-carbon activated fatty acid?
The answer is 5. An acetyl group (containing two C atoms) is split off the original fatty acyl-SCoA with each repetition of the beta-oxidation spiral. Therefore, the first repetition of the beta-oxidation yields one acetyl-SCoA molecule and a fatty acyl-SCoA molecule that is two carbon atoms shorter than the initial fatty acyl-SCoA. There will be five acetyl-SCoA molecules produced by the fifth repetition.
How does beta-oxidation function in lipid catabolism?
oxidation function
What are the differences between fatty acid synthesis and beta-oxidation?
Beta Oxidation--> Oxidation, Hydrolysis, Oxidation, Cleavage Fatty Acid Synthesis--> Cyle transferase, Dehydration, Reduction, Reduction
What coenzymes are required for beta oxidation?
Coenzyme A
Is beta oxidation anabolic or catabolic?
anabolic
Where does beta-oxidation occur in the cell?
in the matrix of mitochondrial
What are fatty acids converted to in Beta-oxidation?
Acetyl CoA
When fats are metabolized the fatty acids enter the reactions of the?
Beta oxidation process
What is the role of beta-mercaptoethanol in DNA extraction?
stabilization of phenol against oxidation
If a cell reverses the process of beta oxidation what molecule would it be making?
glycogen
How may lipids and proteins be used as carbon and energy source?
beta oxidation and deamination
Why is the energy yield lower when a unsaturated fatty acid has undergone beta oxidation?
Because in the first reaction of beta oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids a trans double bound is formed from cis-double bound by an izomerase without formation of FADH2. Thus the first oxidation step is skiped and hence less energy yield.
Fatty acids are metabolized by what pathway?
Beta-oxidation is the major pathway by which fatty acids are metabolized. However, there are other minor pathways for fatty acid metabolized. These include alpha-oxidation (for branched fatty acids) and omega-oxidation.
