Lecture 23: Metabolism of Fatty Acids Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about fatty acids?

-Saturated fatty acids have higher melting temperature than unsaturated fatty
acids.
-Naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acids mostly have double bonds in trans
configuration.
-ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids are nutritionally essential fatty
-Polyunsaturated fatty acids such as arachidonic acid are used as precursors
to make eicosanoids

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2
Q

Excess energy is stored as

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fat

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3
Q

Fatty acids are synthesized from

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acetyl CoA

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4
Q

Liver and adipose tissue convert

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glucose to fatty acids to triacylglycerol

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5
Q

Triacylglycerol

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-leaves liver in VLDL lipoprotein
-enters blood
-stored in adipocytes

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6
Q

adipocytes

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-store triacylglycerol

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7
Q

Brown fat cell

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-many mitochondria producing heat with little fat particles scattered

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8
Q

Fatty acid synthesis

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-cytosol
-acetyl CoA +2 Carbons at a time
-carried by ACP or FA synthase through THIOester bond
-2 NADPH used per cycle
-carboxyl group of malonyl CoA released as CO2
-final product released from ACP by hydrolysis

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9
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Transfer of acetyl CoA

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-acetyl CoA from mitochondria cant cross membrane
-transported to cytosol as citrate

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10
Q

Malonyl CoA

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-substrate for FA synthesis
-inhibits FA oxidation

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11
Q

Commitment step of FA synthesis

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-acetyl CoA to Malonyl CoA by acetyl-CoA carboxylase
-use ATP

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12
Q

Acetyl CoA carboxylase regulation

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-Activated by citrate and isocitrate
_INHIBTED by acyl CoAs

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13
Q

Acyl carrier protien (ACP)

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-carries growing fatty acid chain thru thioester bond (covalent)
-releases final product by hydrolysis

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14
Q

Modification of Fatty Acids

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-palmitate can be elongated
-adding double bonds with desaturases

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15
Q

palmitate

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-humans synthesize as saturate C16 acid
-elongated by enzymes other than FA synthase (stearate = C18)

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16
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Desaturases

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-add double bonds to FA
-only up to the 9th carbon
-3,4,5 positions only act on FAs with doublle bond at 9th carbon
-omega 3 and omega 6

17
Q

essential fatty acids

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-omega3
-omega6

18
Q

Hydrolysis of Triacylglycerol

A

-lipases
-triacylglycerol to glycerol and 3 FAs
-glycerol converted for either glyolysis or gluconeogenesis
-FAs used for energy production through OXIDATION

19
Q

Acyl CoA

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-activate fatty acids
-used for oxidation or synthesis
-needs to be converted to acylcarnitine to get into mitochondria for oxidation (rate-limiting step)

20
Q

Acylcarnitine

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-converted form of acyl CoA that can be transported into mitochondria from cytosol for FA oxidation

-RATE-LIMITING step of FA oxidation!

21
Q

RATE-LIMITING step of FA oxidation

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transportation of acyl CoA to mitochondria as acylcarnitine

22
Q

Carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT I)

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-INHIBITED by malonyl CoA

23
Q

B-oxidation

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-2 Cs removed from acyl CoA as acetyl CoA at a time
-Produces NADH, FADH2, and Acetyl CoA
-go on to fuel TCA, substrate for ketone bodies and cholesterol

24
Q

Propionyl CoA (C3)

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-FAs with odd number of carbons after B-oxidation
-can be converted to Succinyl CoA (ANAPLEROTIC)

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Oxidation of palmitate to acetyl CoA produces (in ATP)
26 ATP
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Synthesis of palmitate from acetyl CoA REQUIRES (in ATP)
49 ATP
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Compartmentation (Fatty acids)
-oxidation in mitochondria -synthesis in cytosol -prevents futile cycle