It is break down of fatty acid to produce energy.It occurs when person at fasting state.
I know that Fatty acid is stored in adipose tissue as TAG,but do you know how does mobilization of stored fat occure?
Enzyme called hormone-sensitive lipase "HSL" breaks down TAG into free fatty acid and glycerol.
Short or medium-chain fatty acid (C<12)can enter into inner mitochondia to be oxidised and give energy but long chain fatty acid (C>12)can't enter.
Let me till you how Long chain fatty acids undego ß-oxidation.
First, activation of free fatty acid by interaction with Coenzyme A in cytosol.
I am inactive fatty acid.
Hi,i am active fatty acyl-COA.
Second,translocation of fatty acyl_COA to mitochondria by carnitine shuttle.it is very important and rate-limiting step
I am going to inner mitochondria.
And finally ß_oxidation of fatty acyl_COA takes place,and it includes 4 reaction which are (oxidation, hydration, another oxidation,and finally thiolytic cleavage).
I am in mitochondria and ready to be oxidised and giving energy.
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