$\beta$ -Oxidation of a Fatty Acid Requires How Many Steps to to Cleave

question 8

Multiple Choice

$\beta$ -Oxidation of a fatty acid requires how many steps to cleave a two carbon acetyl CoA unit from the starting acyl CoA?

• A)2
• B)4
• C)8
• D)10
• E)The number of steps required is dependent on the identity of the starting acyl CoA.

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