Beta oxidation pathway, animation. This process takes place in the matrix of mitochondria (centre), the organelles that produce energy for a cell. The fatty acid acyl-CoA (top) is degraded through four reactions. First is an oxidation reaction that gives enoyl-CoA (right). Hydration then forms hydroxyacyl-CoA (bottom), which undergoes oxidation to ketoacyl-CoA (left). The last step is the thiolysis (cleaving) to acyl-CoA. This pathway produces acetyl CoA, NADH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and FADH2 (flavin adenine dinucleotide). Acetyl-CoA is fed into the citric acid cycle, which converts glucose to energy. NADH and FADH2 are fed into the electron transport chain, which produces ATP (adenosine triphosphate) the metabolic carrier of energy. For a version with labels see K004/0302. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit : | Science Photo Library / Biocosmos / Francis Leroy & Edwin Vandermeeren |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Durée : | 35 Secondes |
Aspect ratio : | 16/9 |
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