Exam 2: FA Synthesis Flashcards
Primary tissue of FA synthesis
Liver
FA synthesis also occurs in the following tissues
Adipose tissue
Kidney
Mammary glands during lactation
Synthesis of FA occurs in
Cytosol
When isocitrate DH is inhibited by ATP, ____ accumulates
Citrate
When citrate accumulates, it is exported to the
Cytosol
High sugar forces glycolysis to make lots of ___ in the ___
ATP
Liver
Once citrate is exported to cytosol, ____ used it to produce acetyl CoA
Citrate lyase
After acetyl CoA is back in cytosol, ___ is created via _____
Malonyl CoA
Acetyl CoA carboxylase
FA synthesis keeps adding ___ to a growing FA chain
Malonyl CoAs
FA synthase is an ____ with multiple enzyme domains
Enzyme complex
One portion of FA synthase is this molecule
ACP
ACP stands for
Acyl Carrier protein
ACP is similar to
CoA
There is a terminal ___ group at the end of FAS
Thiol
Process of ACP of FAS grabbing acetyl’s
- ACP grabs acetyl
- ACP transfers acetyl to holding site
- ACP grabs malonyl
- Acetyl and Malonyl combine
- Ketone converted to alcohol
- Water removed
- Molecule reduced
FAS steps
Condensation
Reduction
Dehydration
Reduction
End product of FA synthesis
Palmitate (16:0)
FAS uses ___ to reduce
NADPH
NADPH is created in
Pentose Phosphate Pathway
FA are ____ molecules
Highly reduced
NADPH is created by this enzyme in the cytosol
Malic enzyme
Release of the FA is accomplished by
Palmitoyl Thioesterase
Part of FAS complex
Palmitate can be ____ and ___ by ____ and ___ (enzymes_
Elongated and desaturated
Elongases
Desaturases
Humans cannot create double bonds beyond the ____ carbon
9th-10th C
Conditions that stimulate FA synthesis
- High energy charge
- Lots of acetyl CoA
- Lots of NADH and FADH2
- Lots of citrate
- Lots of sugar
- Insulin
Degradation of FA to make ATP occurs in the
Mitochondria
Key enzymes in FA synthesis
Citrate lyase
Acetyl CoA carboxylase
FAS
In the cytosol, ____ releases acetyl CoA from citrate in preparation for FA synthesis
Citrate lyase