Lipid Catabolism Flashcards
Give a summary of the breakdown products of lipids that can enter the TCA cycle
- triglycerides and phospholipids are broken down by lipases into fatty acids. This process releases glycerol which then enters glycolysis, TCA cycle and ETC, which releases ATP and CO2.
- fatty acids are converted into AcCoA and NADH and FADH2 by B-oxidation. FADH2 and NADH enter the ETC to produce ATP.
- AcCoA enters TCA cycle to produce CO2. This process releases NADH and FADH2 which enter ETC to produce ATP
C2:0
acetic
C10:0
capric
C12:0
lauric
C16:0
palmitic
C18:0 stearic
stearic
C20:0
arachidic
delta9 C16:1
palmitoleic
delta9 C18:1
oleic
delta9,12 C18:2
linoleic
delta6,9,12 C18:3
y-linolenic
delta9,12,15 C18:3
alpha - linolenic
Discuss the charge of a storage lipid and the structure of the common example.
neutral
triacylglycerol
3 acyl groups attached to a glycerol molecule
Discuss the charge of a membrane lipid and the structure of the common example.
polar
glycerophospholipids
glycerol group attached to a saturated FA, an unsaturated FA, and a phosphate group with an X (head group)
fatty acids are oxidized and broken down into ______
AcCoA
The release of electrons (NADH) drives ____ _________
ATP Synthase (which makes energy)
The production of AcCoA feeds the ___ _____
TCA cycle (which makes energy)
How are triacylglycerols transformed into glycerol?
Lipases