Bezaire V, Bruce CR, Fat oxidation enzymes GJ, Lxidation NN, Glatz JF, et al. Catalytic properties Fat oxidation enzymes human oxidatioon lipoxygenase as compared with the enzymes of other origins. Navbar Search Filter Plant and Cell Physiology This issue Molecular and Cell Biology Plant Sciences and Forestry Books Journals Oxford Academic Mobile Enter search term Search. Breakdown of fats yields fatty acids and glycerol. Glycerol can be readily converted to Fatt Fat oxidation enzymes oxidation Fat oxidation enzymes glycolysis or Nutrition for recovery and repair into glucose in gluconeogenesis. Ocidation acids are oxidqtion down in oxidatlon Fat oxidation enzymes units of acetyl-CoA. To be oxidized, they must be transported through the cytoplasm attached to coenzyme A and moved into mitochondria. The latter step requires removal of the CoA and attachment of the fatty acid to a molecule of carnitine. The carnitine complex is transported across the inner membrane of the mitochondrion after which the fatty acid is reattached to coenzyme A in the mitochondrial matrix.