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The oxidation of odd-chain fatty acids forms C3 propionyl-CoA ? Fatty acids having an odd number of carbon atoms are also degraded by the ? – oxidation pathway in the same way as those with an even number of carbon atoms. ? The only difference is that in the final round the five carbon acyl CoA intermediate is cleaved into C3 propionyl CoA and acetyl CoA. Fatty acid oxidation also occurs in peroxisomes (glyoxysomes) ? Peroxisome is now recognized as the principle organelle in which fatty acids are oxidized in most cell types. ? The acetyl-CoA produced in animal peroxisomes i