And these reactions ultimately shorten that carbon chain of the fatty acid by two, because they release an acetyl coenzyme a molecule. And this process will basically take place over and over and over until the entire fatty acid is actually broken down into these acetyl coenzyme A molecules. And these acetyl coenzyme A molecules can then be fed into the citric acid cycle, which also takes place in the matrix of the mitochondria. And the citric acid cycle can actually help generate the high energy ATP molecules. So once again, once the fully saturated fatty acid that contains an even number of carbon atoms makes its way into the matrix of the mitochondria in the acylcoemsi form and then undergoes a series of four reactions that ultimately shorten the carbon chain by two and release an acetylcoenzine a molecule and this process recurs within the matrix of the mitochondria. It takes place over and over and over until the fatty acid is fully broken down into these acetyl coenzyme a molecule.