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Question

The two main products of beta oxidation are a____.
Beta Oxidation Products: The two main products of beta oxidation are a____.

Answer

The two main products of beta oxidation are acetyl-CoA and acyl-CoA.
Beta Oxidation Products: The two main products of beta oxidation are acetyl-CoA and acyl-CoA.
Acetyl-CoA is sent to the citric acid cycle
Acyl-CoA is now 2 carbons shorter than before the round of beta oxidation started
Note: Acyl-CoA is different than Acetyl-CoA, as Acyl-CoA is a classifiable molecule, since it has a generic R- group while acetyl-CoA is an identifiable molecule.
Another Note: CoA is short for Coenzyme A. It consists of a ß-mercapto-ethylamine group, attached to a pantothenic group, attached to a 3',5' - Adenine DiPhosphate, in that order. The ß-mercapto-ethylamine group is connected to the Acetyl unit, by an acetyl thioester bond.

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