Beta-Oxidation of fatty Acid &  ATP Yield
Channel: YashFame
Date: 2020-08-09

beta oxidation of fatty acid takes place in mitochondria and peroxisomes in animal cell and plant cell respectively.

It includes four reactions after fatty acid gets activated with the help of ATP and CoASH molecule. 

ATP yield of a fatty acid molecule is very high as compare to carbohydrate and protein.

Palmitic acid which is 16 C fatty Acid yield 106 net gain of ATP while 18 C stearic acid produce 120 ATP molecules.