A fatty acid oxidation process in which the methyl group at the end of the fatty acid molecule (the omega carbon) is first oxidized to a hydroxyl group, then to an oxo group, and finally to a carboxyl group. The long chain dicarboxylates derived from omega-oxidation then enter the beta-oxidation pathway for further degradation. [MetaCyc:PWY-2724, PMID:16404574]
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M5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process
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