Beta lipid oxidation - non-synchronous

Question 1

Describe the process of beta-oxidation.

Answer 1

• The triglyceride is broken down into free fatty acids and glycerol
• Activated to Fatty acid-coA
• It then performs ONE CYCLE of the beta oxidation process so loses TWO CARBON atoms to produce acetyl coA
• The acetyl CoA enters the Krebs cycle
• The remaining fatty acid is ‘activated’ to fatty acid CoA and undergoes a second cycle and loses two carbon atom and produce one acetyl CoA and this is repeated until all the fatty acid is used up

Question 1

Where does beta-oxidation take place?

Answer 1

In the matrix of the mitochondria