Chapter 30 Oxidation of Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies

Question 1

How many carbons are in acetic acid? What is its occurence?

Answer 1

2 carbons; it is a major end product of carbohydrate fermentation by rumen organisms

Question 2

How many carbons are in butyric acid? What is its occurence?

Answer 2

4 carbons; in certain fats in small amounts (butter). It is an end product of carbohydrate fermentation by rumen organisms.

Question 3

What are eicosanoids?

Answer 3

derived from 20 carbon atom arachnidonic acid

Question 4

16:1 delta 9

omega 7

Answer 4

palmitoleic

Question 5

18:1 delta 9

omega 9

Answer 5

oleic (cis) or elaidic (trans)

Question 6

18:2 delta 9, 12

omega 6

Answer 6

Linoleic

Question 7

18:3 delta 9, 12, 15

omega 3

Answer 7

alpha- linolenic

Question 8

20:4 delta 5, 8, 11, 14

omega 6

Answer 8

arachidonic

eicosatetraenoic

Question 9

20:5 delta 5, 8, 11, 14, 17

omega 3

Answer 9

Timnodonic

eicosapentaenoic

Question 10

22:6 delta 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19

omega 3

Answer 10

Cervonic

docosahexaenoic

Question 11

In mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid metabolism, what enzyme activates fatty acids to fatty acyl CoAs?

Answer 11

Fatty acyl CoA synthetase