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Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) are activated to acyl-CoA and imported by peroxisomes for β-oxidation. Each cycle of fatty acid oxidation shortens the acyl chain by 2 carbons with the thiolytic cleavage of the terminal acetyl-CoA.
