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{{stub}} '''Beta-oxidation''' or '''Ξ²-oxidation''' is a [[Mitochondrion|mitochondria]]l aerobic process that breaks down [[:Category:Fatty acids|fatty acids]], which allows energy to be provided from fats.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Kumari | first = Asha | date = 2018-01-01|editor-last = Kumari|editor-first = Asha | title = Chapter 4 - Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids |url =http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128144534000042| publisher = Academic Press | pages = 17β19|doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-814453-4.00004-2|isbn=9780128144534}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.umdf.org/glossary/ | title = Glossary | last = | date = 2016-09-21 | website = UMDF|language=en-US | access-date = 2019-07-07}}</ref> Beta-oxidation provides a main source of [[ATP]] for both the [[heart]] and [[skeletal muscle]].<ref>{{Cite book | last = Pierro | first = Agostino | last2 = De Coppi | first2 = Paolo | last3 = Eaton | first3 = Simon | date = 2012-01-01|editor-last = Coran|editor-first = Arnold G. | title = Chapter 6 - Neonatal Physiology and Metabolic Considerations |url =http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323072557000064|location=Philadelphia| publisher = Mosby | pages = 89β107|doi=10.1016/b978-0-323-07255-7.00006-4|isbn=9780323072557}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/beta-oxidation | title = Beta Oxidation - an overview {{!}} ScienceDirect Topics | website = sciencedirect.com | access-date = 2019-07-06}}</ref> ==See also == * [[ATP]] ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Biochemistry and cell biology]] [[Category:Energy system]]
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