Fatty Acid Metabolism German 9/27/16 Flashcards
What are three sources to obtain lipids and fatty acids?
- Diet
- Adipose storage
- Synthesis in tissue
What are the four fates of lipids and fatty acids?
- Energy substrates
- Precursors
- Structural elements
- Signaling Molecules
What are dietary lipids processed and transported as?
Chylomicrons
T/F Fatty acids are hydrophobic and stable in water
True
What is the first step in processing dietary lipids?
-Bile salts emulsify fats in the small intestine forming mixed micelles
In the second step of processing dietary lipids what brakes down triacylglycerols?
Intestinal lipases
In the third step of processing and transporting the dietary lipids what takes up the fatty acids and break down products?
Intestinal mucosa
In the third step of processing the dietary lipids are taken up by the intestinal mucosa and converted into what?
Triacylglycerols
What happens in the fourth step of processing dietary lipids?
The Triacylglycerols are incorporated with cholesterol and apolipoproteins into chylomicrons
In the fifth step of processing dietary lipids where do the chylomicrons move?
From the lymphatic system and bloodstream to the tissues
While in the capillary what happens to the triacylglycerols found in the chylomicrons?
Lipoprotein lipase breaks them down to fatty acids and glycerols
What are the three functions of apolipoproteins?
- Lipid binding proteins
- Combine with lipids to form lipoproteins
- Diverse functions
What are the two ways that fatty acids are transported?
- Free Fatty acids
- Lipoproteins
How are free fatty acids transported?
carried by serum albumin
What is a phospholipid, cholesterol, and protein membrane-bound vesicles containing triglycerides?
Lipoproteins
What are the four classes of lipoproteins?
- Chylomicrons
- Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)
- Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
- High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
Which type of lipoprotein has the highest amount of triacylglycerides in it?
chylomicrons
Which type of lipoproteins has the lowest amount of triacylglycerides in it?
HDL
What are the two major pathways of lipid transport?
- Exogenous
- Endogenous
What type of lipoprotein is responsible for delivering fatty acids to target tissues?
VLDL
What types of lipoproteins are responsible for transporting cholesterol?
- LDL
- HDL
What is responsible for activating lipases?
Apolipoproteins
What type of protein do you find in the exogenous pathway?
Chylomicrons
What pathway do you find LDL, HDL, and VLDL?
Endogenous pathway
T/F
Only 25% of the fatty acids transported are used by the tissues.
True
Where is VLDL, HDL, and LDL synthesized?
Liver
Where are LDL receptors synthesizes?
ER
What is the first step of LDL entering the cell?
The LDL particle binds to the LDL receptor on the membrane
What is the second step of LDL entering the cell?
LDL is internalized in and endosome
What is the third step of LDL entering the cell?
-LDL receptors get recycled
What is the fourth step of LDL entering the cell?
The LDL endosome fuses with a lysosome
What is the fifth step of LDL entering the cell?
The lytic enzymes from the lysosome break down LDL particle
What is the LDL particle broken down into?
- Amino Acids
- Fatty Acids
- Cholesterols (lipid droplet)
When does the triacylglycerol cycle occur?
During starvation
What are triacylglycerols broken down into in the triacylglycerol cycle?
- Glycerol
- Fatty acid