Talk:Beta oxidation

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some more information on the activation energy required in starting off the breakdown of the initial energy would be helpful. I think it takes an ATP or something to start it off, but i dont know for sure.

ATP produced

How can 1.5 molecules of ATP be produced Beta_oxidation#Energy_yield? Unless I have misunderstood the article, it describes each cycle as producing "14 ATP", broken down into halves of ATP molecules, and as I understand it each FADH₂ carries sufficient electrons to produce 2 molecules of ATP while each NADH molecule carries sufficient electrons to produce 3 molecules of ATP. Thus either my incomplete understanding has led me astray, or the article needs clarifying/correcting. Any ideas?

Thanks, Yazza 21:40, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This looks to be the result of using non-integer versus integer (classic) P/O ratios. Using non-classic or non-integer values for P/O ratio then per 2 electrons transfered to oxygen from FADH2 yields 1.5 ATP. Classic integer values for P/O ratio would yield 2 ATP. Non-integer P/O values have arisen from studies showing that cytochrome c oxidase pumps only 2 protons per 2 electron transfer whereas the classic, integer P/O ratio assumed 4 protons pumped.

Bahrens 23:55, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for being trivial, but the diagram is a bit weird. S is usually for Sulphur - clearly here it isn't but people get confused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.202.56 (talk) 09:50, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FA metabolism by brain cells

There is evidence that the brain can use FA as well for its energy metabolism, for example here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12843297

Meph636 (talk) 09:25, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Making it "easier"

I would say the easiest way to explain it, is that beta oxidation breaks it into 2 carbon bits (known as CoA). It can then form acetyl CoA. 129.180.166.53 (talk) 06:17, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]