beta-oxidation
[ bey-tuh-ok-si-dey-shuhn or, especially British, bee- ]
nounBiochemistry.
a process by which fatty acids are degraded, involving oxidation of the beta carbons and removal of successive two-carbon fragments from the fatty acid.
Origin of beta-oxidation
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby beta-oxidation
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