Fatty acid oxidation occurs in______________?
Correct answer: A. Mitochondria
- A. Mitochondria
- B. Microsomes
- C. Cytoplasm
- 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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