More About Fatty Acid Oxidation

Overview of Fatty Acid Metabolism

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Here's our take on fatty acid oxidation. We hope it has given you more insight to this topic.
                  
Introduction to Fatty Acid Oxidation

Do check out the link below for more interesting and simplified information on fatty acid oxidation.

Fatty Acid Metabolism by LearnersTV

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References:

JM, B. et al. (2002) Biochemistry. [e-book] New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. p.Section 22.2. Available through: NCBI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22581/ [Accessed: 24th December 2012].

Unknown. (n.d.) Fatty Acid Oxidation Pathway. [image online] Available at: http://neuromuscular.wustl.edu/msys/cardiac2.htm [Accessed: 1st January 2013].

Fatty Acid Oxidation

 

We need energy for everything we do. There are many processes our body system goes through to provide us with enough energy to get us by the day. One of the body catabolism that gives us sufficient energy is fatty acid oxidation. 

Fatty acids are substantial as it provides us with a considerably large amount of energy. The most common kind of fats found in our food is made of triglyceride which is basically an ester made up of glycerol and three fatty acids. When triglyceride is catabolized, it forms fatty acid and glycerol which can be further broken down to form smaller mobile substances that produce energy. Thus, the oxidation of fatty acids is of utmost importance to our body.

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Welcome!

Hi everybody, welcome to our blog! 

This blog was made because we have a project on Medical Biochemistry and would be graded based on the posts in our blog.

The issue is on a type of Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder, Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency.

We hope you guys will find our posts informative and feel free to drop us a comment.

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Brenfirah