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Shortened fatty acyl-CoA

A generic fatty acyl-CoA chain that is two carbons shorter after one beta-oxidation turn.

Fatty acid β-oxidationHomo sapiens
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Record type: molecule. A generic fatty acyl-CoA chain that is two carbons shorter after one beta-oxidation turn.
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Produced inFatty acid β-oxidationHandled byAcetyl-CoA acyltransferase 2
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Thiolytic cleavage

Thiolase releases one acetyl-CoA and a fatty acyl-CoA shortened by two carbons.

Fatty acid β-oxidation · irreversible