Fatty acid metabolism/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Fatty acid metabolism.

Oxidative degradation of saturated fatty acids in which two-carbon units are sequentially removed from the molecule with each turn of the cycle, and metabolized so that it can be used as a source of energy in aerobic respiration.

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