Chapter 19: Lipid Metabolism Flashcards
How is the glycerol portion of the TAGfat catabolized ? Where does this occur? Draw a mechanism
the glycerol is metabolized by phosphorylation followed by an oxidation of glycerol 3 phosphate. this occurs in the cytosol.
This process utilizes an ATP and makes an NADH
3 main steps of catabolism of the fatty acid component of fats
1) add a co! to the cytosol
2) transport into the mitochondria (because coA cannot go on its own)
3) oxidize into acetyl coA by beta oxidation
Draw out the mechanism of adding a coA to a fatty acid. How many ATP does this take?
take 2 atp. refer to notes.
How is the Fatty acyl CoA transported into the mitochontdria? Draw the shuttle
via the carnitine carrier protein. coA of the fatty acyl is replaced with carnitine, which crosses, then carnitine is replaced with matrix coA.
Beta oxidation produces ___ NADH and ___ FADH2 per cycle, in addition to acetyl coA
1 NADH and 1 FADH2
beta oxidation forms a double bond between ____ and ___ carbons
between alpha and beta carbons.
outline the process of fatty-acyl coA oxidation. Draw the mechanism is which a Fatty-acylCoA gets oxidized to form a fatty acylCoA 2 carbons shorter
FAD to FADH2 creates a double bond (now trans enoyl)
- add water across a double bond (hydroxyacyl coA)
- oxidize hydroxyl to ketone (keyoacyl coA)
- cleave acetyl coA, leave the ketone at the end of the FA chain, chain is now 2 carbons shorter.
How many ATPS is an 18:0 FA unsaturated chain worth?
roughly 120-122
What happens do the position of the trans double bond during the oxidation of a monounsaturated FA? (at 9th position)
the position is at 3rd carbon instead of 2nd carbon. The bond gets moved over instead of FAD creating a new bond, therefore, you get one less FADH then you would during unsaturated oxidation.
In an odd chain fatty acid oxidation, the last step of beta oxidation forms ____, which can eventually form succinyl-coA and then succinate.
propionyl-coA
T/F humans can make glucose out of odd chain fatty acids.
true. 1 glucose can be made or every 2 odd chain FA’s metabolized.
how does ACC play a role in the regulating FA oxidation?
ACC converts acetyl coA into malonyl coA, which prevents the transportation of Fatty acyl coAs into the mitochondria (blocks carnitine shuttle).
T/F Fatty acid oxidation is regulated by insulin and glucagon
true. if you are well fed, there is insulin present, which means you do not need break down fatty acids. insulin activates ACC, which turns acetyl coA into malonyl coA, which prevents transportation of fatty acyl coAs into the mitochondria.
glucogon does the reverse, and deactivates ACC, allowing fatty acids to go into the mitochondria for oxidation. this occurs under hungry conditions.
T/F Fatty acid oxidation is regulated by insulin and glucagon
true. if you are well fed, there is insulin present, which means you do not need break down fatty acids. insulin activates ACC, which turns acetyl coA into malonyl coA, which prevents transportation of fatty acyl coAs into the mitochondria.
glucogon does the reverse, and deactivates ACC, allowing fatty acids to go into the mitochondria for oxidation. this occurs under hungry conditions.
Draw beta hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate, both ketone bodies.
see notes
Purpose of ketone bodies
allows the body to reduce the rate at which muscle mass is lost supporting gluconeogenesis, and rely more on fat stores during times of starvation.
What organ degrades fatty acids into ketone bodies?
the liver.
Draw the mechanism acetoacetate is formed from fatty acids.
fatty acids turn into acetyl coA, which form acetoacylcoa, which can form acetoacetate and acetyl coA
How can acetoacetate create betahydroxybutyrate
via the oxidation of an NADH, creating NAD+
How can acetoacetate create betahydroxybutyrate
via the reduction of an NAD+
Why does Krebs cycle slow down during starvation?
the liver is undergoing gluconeogenesis to maintain glucose supply, using oxaloacetate. oxa levels drop, slowing down krebs, and making acetyl coA accumulate since krebs is not burning as much. acetyl coA is then funneled for ketone body formation.