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  • Fatty Acid
    Hydrocarbon chains stored in fats, broken down for energy and water, especially in desert-adapted organisms.
  • Glycerol
    Three-carbon molecule from fat breakdown, converted to glycolysis intermediates, yielding ATP and NADH.
  • Acetyl CoA
    Two-carbon molecule produced from fatty acid beta oxidation, enters the citric acid cycle for energy production.
  • Beta Oxidation
    Four-step mitochondrial process removing two-carbon units from fatty acids, generating Acetyl CoA.
  • Fatty Acyl CoA
    Activated fatty acid bound to coenzyme A, required for mitochondrial transport and subsequent oxidation.
  • Carnitine
    Molecule shuttling fatty acyl groups into mitochondria, not consumed during transport, enabling beta oxidation.
  • Carnitine Acyltransferase 1
    Enzyme catalyzing attachment of fatty acyl CoA to carnitine, facilitating entry into mitochondria.
  • Carnitine Acyltransferase 2
    Enzyme releasing fatty acyl CoA from carnitine inside mitochondria, completing the carnitine shuttle.
  • Mitochondrial Matrix
    Intracellular compartment where beta oxidation occurs, processing fatty acids for energy.
  • Thiolase
    Enzyme cleaving fatty acyl CoA, releasing Acetyl CoA and preparing the molecule for another oxidation cycle.
  • FADH2
    Reduced electron carrier generated during the first step of beta oxidation, analogous to succinate dehydrogenase activity.
  • NADH
    Electron carrier produced during oxidation of alcohol to carbonyl in beta oxidation, similar to malate dehydrogenase.
  • Enoyl CoA Hydratase
    Enzyme catalyzing hydration of a double bond in beta oxidation, forming an alcohol group.
  • Beta Hydroxy Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase
    Enzyme oxidizing alcohol to carbonyl in beta oxidation, generating NADH.
  • Citric Acid Cycle
    Metabolic pathway receiving Acetyl CoA from beta oxidation, central to cellular energy production.