Why doea branched chain fatty acids undergo alpha oxidation?
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Also the process of alpha-oxidationof 3-methyl-branched fatty acids, with phytanic acid (3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid) as the best known example, occurs in peroxisomes. alpha-Oxidation is a process in which fatty acids are shortened by one carbon atom.
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