after beta oxidation acetyl coa goes next inside the mitochondria.
after beta oxidation acetyl coa goes next inside the mitochondria.
after beta oxidation where does acetyl coa go next?
inside the mitochondria
bullet::::- the acetyl-coa produced by beta oxidation enters the citric acid cycle in the mitochondrion by combining with oxaloacetate to form citrate. this results in the complete combustion of the acetyl-coa to co and water. the energy released in this process is captured in the form of 1 gtp and 11 atp molecules per acetyl-coa molecule oxidized. this is the fate of acetyl-coa wherever beta oxidation of fatty acids occurs, except under certain circumstances in the liver.
fatty acid metabolism
once inside the mitochondria, each cycle of β-oxidation, liberating a two carbon unit (acetyl-coa), occurs in a sequence of four reactions:









































this process continues until the entire chain is cleaved into acetyl coa units. the final cycle produces two separate acetyl coas, instead of one acyl coa and one acetyl coa. for every cycle, the acyl coa unit is shortened by two carbon atoms. concomitantly, one molecule of fadh, nadh and acetyl coa are formed.









































section::::odd-numbered saturated fatty acids.
beta oxidation