2. Oxidation of Fatty Acids

The β Oxidation of Saturated Fatty Acids Has Four Basic Steps

The Four β-Oxidation Steps Are Repeated to Yield Acetyl-CoA and ATP

Acetyl-CoA Can Be Further Oxidized in the Citric Acid Cycle

BOX 17-1 A Long Winter’s Nap: Oxidizing Fats during Hibernation

Oxidation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids Requires Two Additional Reactions

Complete Oxidation of Odd-Number Fatty Acids Requires Three Extra Reactions

Fatty Acid Oxidation Is Tightly Regulated

BOX 17-2 CoenzymeB12: A Radical Solution to a Perplexing Problem

Transcription Factors Turn on the Synthesis of Proteins for Lipid Catabolism

Genetic Defects in Fatty Acyl–CoA Dehydrogenases Cause Serious Disease

Peroxisomes Also Carry Out β Oxidation

Phytanic Acid Undergoes α Oxidation in Peroxisomes