$β$ -oxidation of fatty acids in liver cells is mainly carried by

Lysosomes

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Glyoxysomes

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Autophagic vacuoles

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D Glyoxysomes
$β$ - oxidation of small chain fatty acids takes place in the cytosol but long chain fatty acids are oxidised in the Glyoxisomes.
So, the correct answer is 'Glyoxysomes'

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Identify the cells involved in beta oxidation of fatty acids and gluconeogenesis.

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S.No	Cell organelle		Function
(1)	Spherosome	-	Sythesis & storage of lipids
(2)	Peroxisome	-	Sire of photorespiration in $C_{3}$ plants
(3)	Glyoxysome	-	$β$ -oxidation of fatty acids in castor
(4)	Oxysome	-	Site of photophoshorylation

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