The purpose of beta-oxidation is to:
a. insure that oxidation-reduction reactions remain coupled.
b. stabilize unstable molecules in the mitochondria.
c. add oxygen molecules to the oxidative phosphorylation process as needed.
d. remove two-carbon segments from fatty acids and convert them to acetyl CoA.
d
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