One of the following is obtained in the by beta oxidation of odd chain fatty acids:: (A) Acetyl-CoA + Acetyl-CoA, (B) Acetyl-CoA + Propionyl-CoA, (C) Propionyl CoA + Propionyl-CoA, (D) Acetyl-CoA alone
Answer is B. Ans. B. Acetyl-CoA + Propionyl-CoA(Ref: Harper 31/e page 209)Oxidation of Odd Chain Fatty AcidTakes place in the mitochondria.Oxidation of a fatty acid with an odd number of carbon atoms yields acetyl-CoA and a molecule of propionyl-CoA.The propionyl residue from an odd-chain fatty acid is the only part of a fatty acid that is glucogenic