<P> In biochemistry and metabolism , beta - oxidation is the catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes to generate acetyl - CoA , which enters the citric acid cycle , and NADH and FADH , which are co-enzymes used in the electron transport chain . It is named as such because the beta carbon of the fatty acid undergoes oxidation to a carbonyl group . Beta - oxidation is primarily facilitated by the mitochondrial trifunctional protein , an enzyme complex associated with the inner mitochondrial membrane , although some fatty acids are oxidized in peroxisomes . </P>
<P> In biochemistry and metabolism , beta - oxidation is the catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes to generate acetyl - CoA , which enters the citric acid cycle , and NADH and FADH , which are co-enzymes used in the electron transport chain . It is named as such because the beta carbon of the fatty acid undergoes oxidation to a carbonyl group . Beta - oxidation is primarily facilitated by the mitochondrial trifunctional protein , an enzyme complex associated with the inner mitochondrial membrane , although some fatty acids are oxidized in peroxisomes . </P>
where does beta oxidation take place in the cell
where does beta oxidation take place in the cell
cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes
cytosol in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria in eukaryotes