# beta oxidation

> catabolic process by which fatty acids are broken down in the cytosol (in prokaryotes)/mitochondria (in eukaryotes) to generate acetyl-CoA (which enters the citric acid cycle) and NADH and FADH₂ (used in the electron transport chain)

**Wikidata**: [Q97261657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97261657)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_oxidation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/beta-oxidation


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)