DLA 11 + lecture 15+16 Flashcards
source of NADPH for fatty acid synthesis?
- PPP
- malic enzyme
NADPH is needed for FA synthesis
citrate lyase
uses citrate to form acetyl Co-A and oxaloacetate in the cytosol
mechanism of FA synthesis
- formation of malonyl CoA by acetyl CoA carboxylase
- synthesis of palmitate by FAS
- elongation of palmitate by elongases
- desaturation by desaturases
rate limiting step of FA synthesis
ACC or acetyl Co-A carboxylase
contains biotin
requires 1 ATP
FAS is regulated by….
insulin upregulates the amount of enzyme present
key intermediate between fat and carbohydrate metabolism?
acetyl Co-A
activator and inhibitor of FA synthesis
activator: citrate
inhibitor: long-chain fatty acyl CoA (inhibits acetyl CoA carboxylase)
activator of hepatic synthesis of FA’s and cholesterol?
insulin!!
what pathways does insulin favor?
glycolysis
glycogen synthesis
fatty acid synthesis
cholesterol synthesis
where does FA chain elongation occur?
ER by elongases
fatty acid desaturation system?
desaturases introduce double bonds at positions 5,6, or 9 in humans
is an electron transport system in the ER
involves cytochrome b5 desaturase and NADPH cytochrome b5 reductase
double bonds beyond position 9 are essential fatty acids
dietary essential fatty acids
linoleate and alpha linolenate
how is acetyl CoA carboxylase regulated
allosteric:
activated by citrate and inhibited by palmitoyl CoA
covalent:
activated by dephosphorylation
inhibited by phosphorylation
enzyme:
activated by insulin
polymer is inactive and protomer is inactive
short term allosteric regulation of FA synthesis
citrate shifts toward polymer formation using protomers (activation)
palmitoyl CoA shifts toward protomers formation by depolymerization (inhibitor)
Role of AMP activated protein kinase (AMPK)
how is AMPK activated?
acetyl CoA carboxylase is inhibited when phosphorylated by this enzyme
activated:
allosterically by AMP
covalent by phosphorylation (glucagon, epi, and norepi trigger phosphorylation)