Beta-oxidation is the process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the mitochondria to generate acetyl-coA,which enters the citric acid cycle, and NADH, FADH2 to be used by the electron transport chain.
Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_oxidation)
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