fatty acid degradation pathway fatty acid beta degradation pathway 2010-02-17T02:50:24Z Fatty acid degradation via beta oxidation, the most common fatty acid degradation pathway, occurs in four reactions resulting in the formation of acetyl-CoA and a fatty acyl-CoA two carbon shorter than the one that began the cycle. Acetyl-CoA can undergo further oxidation via the Krebs cycle or can be converted to ketone bodies. PW:0000738 SMP:00052 SMP:00480 SMP:00481 SMP:00482 fatty acid beta oxidation pathway pathway vpetri