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<biochemistry> The process whereby fatty acids are degraded in steps, losing 2 carbons as (acetyl) CoA. Involves CoA ester formation, desaturation, hydroxylation and oxidation before each cleavage.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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