The Sequential Process of Fatty Acid Catabolism to Acetyl CoA

Question

The sequential process of fatty acid catabolism to acetyl CoA is called
A)the citric acid cycle.
B)the oxidative phosphorylation pathway.
C)the β-oxidation pathway.
D)the glyoxylate cycle.
E)the Cori cycle.

Accepted Answer

The β-oxidation pathway is the process by which fatty acids are broken down in the mitochondria and peroxisomes to generate acetyl-CoA, the entry molecule for the citric acid cycle, as well as NADH and FADH2, which are used in the oxidative phosphorylation pathway to generate ATP.