FInal W2 Flashcards

1
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The advantages of lipids as a storage is that it is a highly ___ form of carbon, stored without ___, does not result in an increase in ____, and it’s ___ means its stable as a storage molecule

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reduced, hydration, osmolarity, inertness

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Disadvantages of lipids as storage is that it’s insolubility requires _____ and ___, and the stable C-C bonds require _____

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emulsification, transport, activation

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When dietary fats are ingested, they are emulsified into ___ by __ ___. Then intestinal ____ hydrolyze TAGs to free fatty acids and _____. These products are then transported into intestinal ____, where TAGs are resynthesized and packaged into ____.

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micelles, bile salts, lipases, monoglycerols, enterocytes, chylomicrons

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Lipids are ___ within the aqueous digestive contents. Bile salts are __ ___ that make lipids into micelles. The ___ bonds within the TAG orient themselves at the micelle ___ increasing accessibility by lipases

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insoluble, amphipathic emulsifiers, ester, surface

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5
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macromolecular complexes of specific carrier proteins and various combinations of phospholipids, cholesterol, cholesterol esters and TAGs

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lipoproteins

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Chlyomicrons transport dietary ____ to ___ tissues. They have a ___ core rich in TAG and a ____ surface containing ____ and ____

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TAGs, peripheral, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, phospholipids, apolipoproteins

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Chylomicrons are then transported to peripheral tissues through the ___. At target tissues, TAGs are ___ to free FAs and ____. These products are taken up by the cells. FAs are stored in _____ tissue or ___ in ____ for energy

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blood, hydrolyzed, monoacylgylcerol, adipose, oxidized, muscle

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Lipids are stored in __ ___ within adipocytes. Lipid droplets contain a ___ core of TAG and ____ _____ surrounded by a monolayer of ____. The surface of the lipid droplets are coated with ___ which function to restrict ____.

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lipid droplets, hydrophobic sterol esters, phospholipids, perilipins, mobilization

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When we need to use fat stored in adipose tissue, ___ binds to receptors on the adipocyte. ___ ___produces cAMP which activates PKA. This phosphorylates ____ and perilipin. ___ dissociates from perilipin and ____ metabolize TAG to glycerol and free FAs. These products are then transported by __ __ in blood. They then dissociate from them and enter target cells through ___ ___ ___. The free FAs are then ___ for fuel in target cells

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glucagon, adenylyl cyclase, HSL, CGI-58, serum albumin, plasma membrane transporters, oxidized

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10
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Very low density lipoproteins or ____, are rich in TAG and transport ___ lipids from the ___ to peripheral tissues

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VLDL, endogenous, liver

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Low density proteins or _____, transport ___ and _____ between the liver and peripheral tissues

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LDL, cholesterol, cholesterol esters

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High density lipoproteins or ____, transport cholesterol and cholesterol esters from ___ tissues back to the liver

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HDL, extrahepatic

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Each class of lipoprotein has a specific function which is determined by its point of ___, lipid ____ and ___ content

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synthesis, composition, apolipoprotein

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Describes the transport of dietary lipids within chylomicrons to extrahepactic tissues and uptake of chylomicron remnants in liver

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exogenous pathway

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after free FAs are released into tissues, chylomicron remnants are ___ by the __ and degraded within ____.

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endocytosed, liver, lysosomes

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16
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describes the transport of lipids between the liver and peripheral tissues by VLDL and LDL

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endogenous pathway

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Excess lipids are ___ to TAG and __ ___ within the liver, p into ____ the blood. __ catalyze the release of free FAs which are taken up by peripheral tissues for ___ or energy. The loss of TAG from VLDL produces ____ which bind to receptors within ___ tissues, mediating uptake. The ones not uptaken return to the ____

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metabolized, cholesterol esters, lipases, storage, LDL, peripheral, liver

18
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Describes the transport of excess cholesterol in extrahepatic tissues back to the liver as HDL

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reverse cholesterol transport

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HDL is produced by the _____ and accumulates ____ ____ from chylomicron and ___ remnants and ____ cells. HDL returns cholesterol esters to the ____, while some are transferred to ___ by cholesterol ester __ ____

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liver, cholesterol esters, VLDL, extrahepatic, liver, LDL, transfer protein

20
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describes the synthesis, secretion, and reabsorption of bile salts by the liver and gallbladder

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enterohepatic circulation

21
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Catalyzes the formation of cholesterol esters from cholesterol and lecithin

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LCAT

22
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the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances on artery walls forming a plaque that restricts blood flow or bursts, leading to a blood clot

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atherosclerosis

23
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Oxidation of fatty acids is a central ____ pathway in many organisms and tissues. ___% of daily energy requires are provided by dietary ____

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energy-yielding, 40, TAG

24
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Free fatty acids in the cytosol are activated by _____ ____ ____ to form fatty acyl-CoA. The formation of this product is made energetically favorable by hydrolysis of 2 high energy ______ _____. Fatty acyl-CoAs can be transported into the _____ and oxidized or used within the cytosol to synthesize ___ _____. The overall reaction has a gibbs free energy of _____kj/mol

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fatty acyl-CoA synthetase, phosphodiester bonds, mitochondria, membrane lipids, -34

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Fatty acyl-CoA destined for mitochondria must be attached to ___ to be shuttled across the inner mitochondrial _____. This product is transported through the ____/___ ____

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carnitine, acyl-carnitine, carnitine cotransporter

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Oxidation of fatty acids occurs in 3 stages. In ____ ___ fatty acids undergo oxidative removal or ___ units to form acetyl-CoA. In the citric acid cycle, acetyl-coa is oxidized to ____. In oxidative phosphorylation, reduced __ __ are oxidized in the ETC driving synthesis of ___

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beta oxidation, 2C, CO2, electron carriers, ATP

27
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The first step of beta oxidation is the ___ of fatty acyl-CoA, producing a ____ bond between alpha and beta carbons, producing _______. This is catalyzed by ____ ____.

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dehydrogenation, double, trans-2-enoyl-CoA, acetyl-CoA dehydrogenases

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In step 2 of the beta oxidation pathway, ___ is added across the double bond between the alpha and beta carbons to form ________. This is catalyzed by _____

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H2O, L-beta-hydroxy-acyl-CoA, enoyl-CoA hydratase

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In step 3 of beta oxidation, L-beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA is dehydrogenated to form ____. This is catalyzed by ____ -___

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beta-ketoacyl-CoA, beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA, dehydrogenase

30
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In step 4 of beta oxidation, beta-ketoacyl-CoA reacts with a molecule of free ___ forming ___ and ___, shortened by ___ carbons from the ___ end

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CoA, acetyl-CoA, acyl-CoA, 2, carboxyl

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The single bonds between ____ groups within fatty acids are relatively ____. Acyl-CoAs have an alpha carbon bound to 2 ____ carbons, which makes the beta carbon a good target for ___ attack, and ______ a good leaving group

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methylene, stable, carbonyl, nucleophilic, CH2COCoA

32
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Complete oxidation of ____ fatty acids requires additional reactions

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unsaturated

33
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___ chain fatty acid oxidation yields _____ and _____. The latter is metabolized by a separate pathway within the ___ ____

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odd, acetyl-CoA, propionyl-CoA, mitochondrial matrix

34
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propionyl-CoA is carboxylated to form _____. This is catalyzed by ____ ___ and requires ATP. Then ______ is enzymatically epimerized to _____ catalyzed by methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase. Then L-methylmalonyl-CoA is rearranged to ____, catalyzed by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, and enters the citric acid cycle

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methylmalonyl-CoA, propionyl-CoA carboxylase, D-methylmalonyl-CoA, L-stereoisomer, succinyl-CoA

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within mammals, ___ are much more active on long chain fatty acids and ______ chain fatty acids. The pathways are similar except the first oxidation produces ___. Several ____ ____ are unique to this organelle

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peroxisomes, branched, H2O2, auxiliary enzymes

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the glycerol released by lipases are metabolized to _______ and enters __ in the liver

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D-glyceraldehyde, glycolysis