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Fatty acid oxidation occurs in______________?

Correct answer: C. Mitochondria

  • A. Cytoplasm
  • B. Microsomes
  • C. Mitochondria
  • D. All of the above

Explanation

The principal site of fatty-acid beta-oxidation is the mitochondrial matrix, where fatty acyl-CoA is repeatedly shortened to acetyl-CoA. Microsomes carry out limited omega-oxidation, but they are not the main site of fatty-acid oxidation.

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