Chapter 7(part2) Flashcards
1
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Glycerol can be converted to what
A
- glucose
- pyruvate
2
Q
Discuss fatty acid oxidation
A
- also known as fat breakdown
- breaks down FA into 2 carbon units
3
Q
Deamination(for proteins)
A
removing nitrogen
4
Q
glucogenic
A
converted to pyruvate
-enter TCA cycle directly
5
Q
ketogenic
A
converted to acetyl CoA
6
Q
Protein is a good source of what unlike fat
A
cHO
7
Q
slide 38
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replicate
8
Q
What begins the TCA cycle?
A
oxaloacetate
9
Q
Two actual examples of coenzymes
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niacin and riboflavin
10
Q
What glucose yields?
A
30-32 ATP
11
Q
what 16 carbon FA yields?
A
129 ATP
12
Q
What is fat in relation to energy storage?
A
the body’s preferred form
13
Q
What do CHO,PRO,and FAT break down to?
A
Acetyl CoA
14
Q
What are the end products?
A
- water
- Co2
- ATP
15
Q
Discuss FA in relation to aa,pyruvate and glycerol
A
-they can make glucose but not FA