fatty acid beta-oxidation, unsaturated, even number

Term ID

GO:0033542

Synonyms

Definition

A fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway by which fatty acids having cis-double bonds on even-numbered carbons are degraded. Fatty acid beta-oxidation begins with the addition of coenzyme A to a fatty acid, and ends when only two or three carbons remain (as acetyl-CoA or propionyl-CoA respectively).

References

• MetaCyc:PWY-5138

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO