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beta-oxidation
[ bey-tuh-ok-si-dey-shuhnor, especially British, bee- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beta-oxidation1
First recorded in 1930–35
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