Fatty acid oxidation

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Tip

Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and certain branched-chain fatty acids (eg, phytanic acid) cannot undergo mitochondrial beta-oxidation; these fatty acids are metabolized by a special form of beta-oxidation (VLCFAs) or by alpha-oxidation (branched-chain fatty acids) within peroxisomes.