B-oxidation

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B-oxidation

the process during the breakdown of a fatty acid by which two-carbon acetyl groups are removed and combined with coenzyme A to form ACETYL-CoA.
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The increased dietary PUFA content would result in increased in vivo beta oxidation of the PUFA and hence reduced fat accretion.
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Their catabolic demands are colossally increased while beta oxidation of fatty acids and oxidative phosphorylation are compromised by the presence of propofol in the mitochondria.
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