A metabolic pathway by which 3-methyl branched fatty acids are degraded. These compounds are not degraded by the normal peroxisomal beta-oxidation pathway, because the 3-methyl blocks the dehydrogenation of the hydroxyl group by hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase. The 3-methyl branched fatty acid is converted in several steps to pristenic acid, which can then feed into the beta-oxidative pathway.
fatty acid beta-oxidation +
fatty acid omega-oxidation
lipoate catabolic process
long-chain fatty acid catabolic process +
medium-chain fatty acid catabolic process
monounsaturated fatty acid catabolic process
negative regulation of fatty acid oxidation +
positive regulation of fatty acid oxidation +
regulation of fatty acid oxidation +
short-chain fatty acid catabolic process +
very long-chain fatty acid catabolic process +
Synonyms
Xrefs:
MetaCyc:PWY-2501
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Reactome:R-HSA-389599 "Alpha-oxidation of phytanate"