Term Name: fatty acid oxidation
Synonyms:
Definition: The removal of one or more electrons from a fatty acid, with or without the concomitant removal of a proton or protons, by reaction with an electron-accepting substance, by addition of oxygen or by removal of hydrogen.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019395]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: fatty acid metabolic process lipid oxidation
has subtype: fatty acid alpha-oxidation fatty acid beta-oxidation fatty acid omega-oxidation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of fatty acid oxidation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of fatty acid oxidation
regulated by: regulation of fatty acid oxidation