Lipid Metabolism Flashcards
What are triacylglycerols?
Storage form of fatty acids
Why are glycogen and triacylglycerol similar?
They are both the storage form of their respective macromolecule
How are lipid droplets bound in adipocytes?
Phospholipid monolayers
These structures restrict access to the inside of the triacylglycerol molecule
perilipins
What is triacylglycerol synthesized from?
glycerol and free fatty acids
What is the starting molecule of Glycerol 3 phosphate?
Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate (DHAP)
Glycerol 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
catalyzes the reduction of DHAP to form glycerol 3 phosphate
what is Glycerol 3 phosphate
activated form of glycerol
Importance of triosphosphate isomerase as it relates to lipids
This reaction is reversible and can be utilized to form DHAP and ultinamtely glycerol 3 phosphate from glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate
What is Acyl CoA?
intermediary in converting lipid to carb
Fatty acid + CoA - SH
CoA SH or COASH
Coenzyme A with an attached sulfihydryl group
Acyl CoA Synthetase
Catalyzes formation of Acyl CoA from Fatty acid
Fatty Acid + ATP + CoA SH <> Acyl CoA, AMP, PPi
Glycerol Phosphate AcylTransferase
Catalyzes the reaction joining glycerol 3 phosphate and Acyl CoA to form Phosphatidate
Where is the carbon located on a molecule of phosphatidate?
Carbon 3
Where is the saturated fatty acid located on a molecule of phosphatidate?
Carbon 1
Where is the unsaturated fatty acid located on a molecule of phosphatidate?
Carbon 2
Triacylglycerol Synthase
Catalyzes the conversion of phosphatidate to triacylglycerol
Diacylglycerol
Intermediary in conversion of phosphatidate to triacylglycerol
what is removed in the coversion of phosphatidate into triacylglycerol? What is it replaced with?
Loses Phosphoryl group
gains third acyl group
What is lipolysis
breakdown of triacylglycerol into free fatty acids
where does lipolysis occur?
cytosol
which two enzymes catalyze lipolysis?
Triacylglycerol Lipase
Monoacylglycerol Lipase
Triacylglycerol Lipase
Converts triacylglycerol to monoacylglycerol, uses water to remove carbon 1 and 3. results in 2 monoacylglycerol and two fatty acids
monoacylglycerol lipase
hydrolyzes the ester linkage at position 2 of the glycerol, breaks down monoacylglycerols
Net yield of lipolysis of one triacylglycerol
three fatty acids
one glycerol