Lipid Metab / Panc Flashcards
What are the three ketone bodies formed by acetyl CoA?
Acetone
Acetylacetate
D,B - hydroxybutyrate
What ketone body cannot be converted directly back into acetyl CoA?
Acetone
Fatty acids undergo what to become acetyl-CoA?
beta oxidation
What is the payout per beta oxidation step?
1 acetyl coa, 1 NADH, 1 FADH2
What fates does an acety Coa molecule have/
Can enter citric acid cycle, can create ketone bodies, can make fatty acids
Hormone sensitive lipase does what?
converts diglycerides into monoglycerides
What enzyme converts monoglycerides into FFA?
monoglyceride lipase, by removing a glycerol
Adipose triglyceride lipase does what?
breaks down triglycerides
When a glucagon signalling molecule binds with a receptor, what is the mechanism for triglyceride mobilization?
A g-protein pathway creates a cAMP second messenger which activates protein kinase A, causing it to phosphorylate Hormone sensitive lipase and perilipin. HSL moves into the fatty droplet and converts diglycerides into monoglycerides. Perilipin and comparitive gene indicator dissociate, and CGI phosphorylates Adipose triglyceride lipase, causing the breakdown of triglycerides. Monoglycerides interact with monoglyceride lipase to have a glycerol removed creating a FFA which can then be sent out of the cell into the blood to be sent to the tissue in need.
FFAs are carried in the blood how?
serum albumin or lipoproteins/chylomicrons
What are the 4 classes of lipoproteins?
Chylomicrons
Very Low Density Lipoproteins
Low Density Lipopro
High Density Lipopro
What are the three sources of lipids?
Dietary lipids,
Adipose storage
Synthesis in tissue
What are the fates of lipids in the body? give an example of each
Energy substrates - triglycerides
Precursor molecules - sterols to make hormones
Structural elements - phospholipids
Signalling molecule - steroids, thromboxanes, etc.
Do lipids change the osmolarity of a cell?
No
If a genetic mutation occured to the ApoC-II protein, what would be the consequence?
dietary fats could not be taken into the blood because the structural elements of the chylomicron would be compromised.
Lipoprotein lipases in the capillaries are activated by what?>
ApoC-II portion of the chylomicrons
Lipoprotein lipases do what>
Convert triglycerides into FFA and glycerol
What is the rate limiting step of lipid synthesis?
Formation of Malonyl Coa via Acetyl Coa Carboylase (ACC)
What vitamin/coenzyme is critical for Acetyl CoA Carboxylase?
Biotin, B7
What is needed for the initiation of acyl chain elogation?
Malonyl CoA
During fatty acid synthesis, what is used to reduce unsaturated acyl groups to saturated?
NADPH
low levels of what lead to foam cells not being fully emptied of cholesterol, leading to apoptosis and cholesterol plaque accumulation?
HDL and LDL
What transports cholesterol?
HDL and LDL
What transports fatty acids?
VLDL and chylomicrons
What are three essential fatty acids?
Linoleate, a-linolenate, Arachidonate
When ACC is phosphorylated, what is happening?
When ACC is phosphorylated, it is not active. Lipid synthesis is NOT occurring
What dephosphorylates ACC to drive lipid synthesis?
Phosphatase, activated by insulin, drives fatty acid synthesis by converting acetyl coa to malonyl coa
What are the two types of fatty acid synthase?
Which one do humans use?
FAS I and FAS II
FAS I in humans
What is a limiting factor of FAS I
Only creates 16 carbon length chains
Where does B-oxidation occur?
In mitochondria
Where does ketone body formaiton occur?
Mitochondria