Octanoyl-CoA

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Octanoyl-CoA
Identifiers
MeSH octanoyl-coenzyme+A
Properties
C29H50N7O17P3S
Molar mass 893.732 g/mol
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Octanoyl-coenzyme A is the endpoint of beta oxidation in peroxisomes. It is produced alongside acetyl-CoA and transferred to the mitochondria to be further oxidized into acetyl-CoA.[1]

See also

  • Caprylic acid, the eight-carbon saturated fatty acid known by the systematic name octanoic acid.

References

  1. ^ Grevengoed TJ, Klett EL, Coleman RA (2014-07-17). "Acyl-CoA metabolism and partitioning". Annual Review of Nutrition. 34 (1): 1–30. doi:10.1146/annurev-nutr-071813-105541. PMC 5881898. PMID 24819326.