| OBO ID: GO:0001561 |
| Term Name: | fatty acid alpha-oxidation | Search Ontology: | |
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| Definition: | A metabolic pathway by which 3-methyl branched fatty acids are degraded. These compounds are not degraded by the normal peroxisomal beta-oxidation pathway, because the 3-methyl blocks the dehydrogenation of the hydroxyl group by hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase. The 3-methyl branched fatty acid is converted in several steps to pristenic acid, which can then feed into the beta-oxidative pathway. 10198260 | ||
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| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |
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