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Fatty acid metabolism involves the breakdown and use of fatty acids. Fatty acids are long hydrocarbon chains that can be saturated or unsaturated. They are components of lipids like triglycerides, which store fat, and phospholipids, which make up cell membranes. Fatty acids are broken down through beta-oxidation in the mitochondria to produce acetyl-CoA, which feeds into the citric acid cycle. This releases energy in the form of ATP. Beta-oxidation involves removing two-carbon units from the fatty acid in c

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