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Accession
GO:0006635
Name
fatty acid beta-oxidation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
A fatty acid oxidation process that results in the complete oxidation of a long-chain fatty acid. Fatty acid beta-oxidation begins with the addition of coenzyme A to a fatty acid, and occurs by successive cycles of reactions during each of which the fatty acid is shortened by a two-carbon fragment removed as acetyl coenzyme A; the cycle continues until only two or three carbons remain (as acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA respectively). Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:mah, MetaCyc:FAO-PWY
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History
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Parents of fatty acid beta-oxidation (GO:0006635)
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fatty acid beta-oxidation [RO:0002224 relation] RO:0002224  fatty acid ligase activity (GO:0015645)
fatty acid beta-oxidation [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid oxidation (GO:0019395)
fatty acid beta-oxidation [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid catabolic process (GO:0009062)
Children of fatty acid beta-oxidation (GO:0006635)
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fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA oxidase (GO:0033540) [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid beta-oxidation
fatty acid beta-oxidation multienzyme complex (GO:0036125) [RO:0002216 relation] RO:0002216  fatty acid beta-oxidation
fatty acid beta-oxidation, unsaturated, odd number (GO:0033541) [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid beta-oxidation
negative regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation (GO:0031999) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  fatty acid beta-oxidation
positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation (GO:0032000) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  fatty acid beta-oxidation
fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (GO:0033539) [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid beta-oxidation
regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation (GO:0031998) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  fatty acid beta-oxidation
fatty acid beta-oxidation, unsaturated, even number (GO:0033542) [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid beta-oxidation
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