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1
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Title the figure

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The structure of a fatty acid

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  • The methyl group (CH3)
  • Omega end
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3
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  • Variable length
  • 2-22 carbon chain
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Fatty part

  • Fat soluble
  • Water insoluble
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  • Carboxyl group (COOH)
  • Water soluble
  • Fat insoluble
  • Acid part
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Conjugated fatty acids

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  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids
  • One pair of double bonds are separated by only one single bond

E.g Conjugated Linoleic acid (CLA)

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7
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Trans fatty acids

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  • Found in ruminant’s milk fat or
  • Industrially created by plant oils
  • Adverse (LDL cholesterol) effects
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8
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Emulsified fats are degraded by…

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Pancreatic lipases

Generating FFAs

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Pancreatic lipase degrades triacylglycerols at which positions?

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  • 1 & 3 positions
  • Creating 1,2 diacylglycerols and 2-acylglycerols
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10
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Phospholipids are degraded at which position?

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2 position

  • By PLA2 enzyme
  • Releasing FFA + Lysophospholipid
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11
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Glycerol is converted to…

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DHAP

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Bile Salts

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Small Intestine

Contains hydrolytic enzymes from pancreas

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  • Triacylglycerols transported through bloodstream
  • Via VLDLs
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  • Triacylglycerols transported through the bloodstream
  • Via chylomicrons
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Adipose tissue

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17
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Fatty acids associated with albumin

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18
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Title the figure

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Lipid release from adipocytes

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19
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ATP → cAMP

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20
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Protein Kinase

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21
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Triacylglycerol lipase

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22
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Glycerol

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Fatty acid transporter

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Muscle:

  • Beta-oxidation
  • Citric acid cycle
  • Respiratory chain
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HSL

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Hormone-sensitive lipase

  • Splits triglycerides →​
    • Diglycerides
    • Fatty acid
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MGL

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Monoacylglycerol lipase

  • Splits monoglycerides →​
    • Glycerol
    • Fatty acid
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Diacylglycerol lipase

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Splits diglycerides →

  • Monoglycerides
  • Fatty acid
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28
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Before beta-oxidation…

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Fatty acids enter the mitochondrial matrix by facilitated diffusion

  • Carnitine-fatty acylcarnitine translocase (CAT-1/CAT-2)
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29
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The fate of even-number chains in β-oxidation

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Acetyl-CoA production

30
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The fate of odd-number chains in β-oxidation

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Propionyl-CoA produced

31
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Title the figure

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Energy production from Beta-oxidation of palmitoyl-CoA

33
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Give the end products from palmitoyl-CoA

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  • 7 FADH2
  • 7 NADH
  • 8 AcCoA
  • = 129 ATPs
34
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Title the figure

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Energy gain from lipid metabolism

35
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β-oxidation

36
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8 Acetyl-CoA

37
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Citric acid cycle

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NADH, FADH2

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Respiratory chain

Electron transfer

40
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2H+ + 1/2O2 → H2O

41
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Fatty cow syndrome

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  • Syndrome of anorexia + Ketonuria
  • With fatty liver
  • Occurs in overfat cows at calving
42
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PAP

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Phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase

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Role of phosphoglycerides

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Membrane constituents

44
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Examples of phosphoglycerides

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  • Lecithin
  • Cephalin
  • Inositol phosphatides
45
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General structure of phosphoglycerides

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  • Glycerol +
  • FA +
  • Phosphate
46
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Lecithin role

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  • Emulsifier
  • Component of cell membranes
47
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Lecithin contains…

48
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Cephalins are phosphoglycerides that contain…

49
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Role of inositol phosphatides

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  • Membrane constituent
  • 2nd messenger
50
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Give the structure of myoinositol

51
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Give an example of a plasmogen

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Platelet-activating factor (PAF)

52
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Degradation by phospholipases can be observed in…

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Snake venom (PLA2)

53
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Main role of sphingolipids

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Membrane constituents

  • Mainly:
    • Nerve cells
    • Brain
54
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Give examples of sphingolipids

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  • Sphingomyelin
  • Cerebrosid
  • Gangliosid
55
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Composition of sphingomyelin

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  • No glycerol
  • Two alcohols in the middle position
    • Occupied by an amine
56
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Galactocerebrosides are found mainly in…

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Neuronal cell membranes

57
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Sphingolipids containing several carbohydrates are known as…

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Gangliosides

Give identity of the cells: Such as blood group

58
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How is cholesterol transported?

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Fatty acids of lecithin

59
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What is the storage form of cholesterol?

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Esterified by

  • Palmitic acid
  • Linoleic acid
60
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Give the primary bile acids produced in the liver

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  • Cholic acid
  • Chenodeoxycholic acid
61
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Deoxycholic acid & lithocholic acid is produced in the…

62
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Cholesterol → Chenodeoxycholic acid/cholic acid is catalysed by…

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7alpha-hydroxylase

Rate limiting step in bile acid synthesis

63
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Bile acids are used in…

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Digestion + absorption of fats + fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestines

64
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Give examples of conjugated cholic acids

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  • Glycocholic acid
  • Taurocholic acid
65
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What is the largest cause of cholesterol breakdown in the body?

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Hepatic synthesis of bile acids

66
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Pregnenolone is involved in the synthesis of…

67
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Steroid hormones are hydroxylated by…

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Mixed-function oxygenases/Steroid hydroxylases

68
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Give the two fates of steroid hormone degradation

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  1. Reduction of an unsaturated bond, the introduction of OH groups
  2. Formation of keto group at C-17
69
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Beta-carotene structure

70
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Fatty acid enters the mitochondrial matrix/IM space in the form of…

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Fatty Acyl Carnitine

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