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Lipid Metabolism Flashcards

1
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Units of what carbon length are added to a growing hydrocarbon chain?

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2-carbon units

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2
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Main substrate for fatty acid biosynthesis

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Malonyl-ACP (ACP=acyl carrier protein)

Carboxylated analog of acetyl CoA bound to ACP

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Synthesis of malonyl-ACP

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  1. Carboxylation of acetyl CoA (catalyzed by acetyl-CoA carboxylase bound to biotin)
  2. Transacylation from CoA to ACP
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4
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Initiation of fatty acid synthesis

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Acetoacetyl-ACP (also referred to as 3-ketoacyl ACP) is synthesized from acetyl CoA and malonyl ACP (catalyzed by 3-ketoacyl ACP synthase)

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5
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“Newest” 2-carbon unit is closest to what in the growing chain?

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ACP

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6
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Reaction #1 of fatty acid elongation

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Reduction of a ketone to a secondary alcohol
3-ketoacyl ACP -> D-3-hydroxyacyl ACP
Enzyme: 3-ketoacyl-ACP reductase

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Reaction #2 of fatty acid elongation

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Dehydration of a secondary alcohol to a trans-alkene
D-3-hydroxyacyl ACP -> trans-delta2-enoyl ACP
Enzyme: 3-hydroxyacyl-ACP dehydratase

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Reaction #3 of fatty acid elongation

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Reduction of a trans-alkene to an alkane
Trans-delta2-enoyl ACP -> acyl ACP
Enzyme: enoyl-ACP reductase

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9
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End product of fatty acid synthesis

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16- and 18-carbon saturated fatty acids

Active site cannot tolerate longer chains

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10
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Termination of fatty acid synthesis

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Palmitoyl ACP is hydrolyzed by thioesterase to form palmitate (C 16) + HS-ACP

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11
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Net reaction for synthesis of palmitate (C 16)

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Acetyl CoA + 7 malonyl CoA + 14 NADPH + 14 H+ -> palmitate + 7 CO2 + 14 NADP+ + 8 HS-CoA + 6 H2O

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12
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Elongases

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Enzymes that use malonyl CoA to extend fatty acid chains

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13
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Desaturases

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Enzymes that introduce unsaturations into fatty acid chains

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14
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids usually have their unsaturations introduced every how many carbons?

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Every 3 carbons

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15
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Desaturase mechanism

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Molecular O2 is used as oxidant to oxidize single bond to double bond
NADH is oxidized to NAD+ (2 electrons) and O2 is reduced to 2 H2O (4 electrons)

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16
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Elongase mechanism

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Malonyl CoA is added onto beginning of fatty acid chain

17
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How fatty acids are typically stored

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Triacylglycerols

18
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Step 1 of triacylglycerol synthesis

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Glycerol 3-phosphate + acyl CoA -> 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate (carbonyl carbon attached to -OH of C1)
Enzyme: glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase

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Step 2 of triacylglycerol synthesis

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1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate + acyl CoA -> phosphatidate (carbonyl carbon attached to -OH of C2)
Enzyme: 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase

20
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Step 3 of triacylglycerol synthesis

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Phosphatidate -> 1,2-diacylglycerol (-PO3 of C3 is replaced with -OH)
Enzyme: Phosphatidate phosphatase

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Step 4 of triacylglycerol synthesis

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1,2-diacylglycerol + acyl CoA -> triacylglycerol (carbonyl carbon attached to -OH of C3)
Enzyme: diacylglycerol acyltransferase

22
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Eicosanoids are derived from what?

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Arachidonic acid (20:4 delta 5,8,11,14)

23
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3 stages of biosynthesis of cholesterol

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  1. Acetyl CoA (2C) to isopentenyl diphosphate (5C)
  2. Isopentenyl diphosphate (5C) to squalene (30C)
  3. Squalene (30C) to cholesterol (27C)
24
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Key regulatory step in synthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate from acetyl CoA

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3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA (HMG CoA) -> mevalonate
Reduction of thioester to primary alcohol
Enzyme: HMG-CoA reductase

25
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How isopentenyl diphosphate is made into squalene

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2 prenyl transfer reactions (5C + 5C and then 10C + 5C) yield farnesyl diphosphate (15C)
2 farnesyl diphosphates are combined to form squalene (30C)

26
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How squalene is made into cholesterol

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Squalene -> lanosterol -> cholesterol

27
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Step 1 of fatty acid catabolism

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Fatty acyl CoA -> trans-delta2-enoyl CoA
Oxidation of an alkane to an alkene
Enzyme: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

28
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Step 2 of fatty acid catabolism

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Trans-delta2-enoyl CoA -> L-3-hydroxyacyl CoA
Hydration of an alkene to a secondary alcohol
Enzyme: 2-enoyl-CoA hydratase

29
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Step 3 of fatty acid catabolism

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L-3-hydroxyacyl CoA -> 3-ketoacyl CoA
Oxidation of a secondary alcohol to a ketone
Enzyme: L-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase

30
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Step 4 of fatty acid catabolism

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3-ketoacyl CoA -> fatty acyl CoA (shortened by 2 carbon atoms) + acetyl CoA
Thiolysis
Enzyme: 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase

31
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Insulin

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Hormone that increases lipid biosynthesis and storage

32
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Glucagon

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Hormone that increases lipid catabolism

33
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Epinephrine

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Hormone that increases lipid catabolism

34
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Key regulatory enzyme for lipid metabolism

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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase

35
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Lipoproteins and serum albumin

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Transport fatty acids

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