Fatty Acid Metabolism

Question 1

Enzymes Used for Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids

Answer 1

Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase

enoyl CoA hydratase

B-OH Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase

Thiolase

Question 2

Enzymes used in Cis Double Bond Isomerization at Odd Numbered Carbon Atoms

Answer 2

enoyl-CoA isomerase

enoyl CoA hydrase

Question 3

Enymes used in cis double bonds at even numbered carbon atoms

Answer 3

2,4 dienoyl CoA reductase

enoyl-CoA isomerase

Question 4

Enzymes used in odd number utilization of fatty acids

Answer 4

propionyl-CoA carboxylase

methylmalonyl CoA epimerase

methylmalonyl-CoA mutase

Question 5

What are the carnitine derivatives of fatty acids utilized for?

Answer 5

transport of fatty acids in the plasma
transport of fatty acids across the plasma membrane of cells
carrier of fatty acids during fatty acid synthesis
carrier of fatty acids during beta oxidation
transport of fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane

Question 6

What lipids metabolism occurs in Mitochondria?

Answer 6

fatty-acid beta oxidation
acetyl CoA production
ketone body synthesis

Question 7

What lipids metabolism occurs in peroxisomes?

Answer 7

very long fatty acids beta oxidation 
alpha oxidation( of beta methyl fatty acids)

Question 8

What lipids are metabolized in the endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 8

fatty acid elongation C>16
fatty acid desaturation
phospholipid synthesis

Question 9

What lipid metabolism occurs in the cytosol?

Answer 9

NADPH production (pentose phosphate pathway)
Fatty acid synthesis (C16, saturated)