Lipids Flashcards
What are the 4 types of dietary lipids?
- Triacylglycerols (TAGs).
- Phospholipids (PLs).
- Cholesterol and cholesteryl esters (CEs).
- Fat-soluble vitamins (FSVs).
What are the components of a TAG?
Glycerol and 3 Fatty acid tails.
What are the 4 FSVs?
A, D, E, K.
What are the components of a CE?
Cholesterol + FA.
*Dietary form of cholesterol.
Where are phospholipids found in the diet?
Everything that has cells.
Where does lipid digestion begin?
In the stomach.
What enzyme starts lipid digestion in the stomach?
Gastric lipase.
How does gastric lipase begin lipid digestion?
It removes 1 FA from the TAGs on the outside of the “clump” of fat, forming diacylglycerols (DAGs).
*Does not get to all TAGs.
What happens when chyme enters the small intestine (SI)?
Cholecystokinin (CCK) is released.
What does CCK cause to occur?
- It causes the pancreas to release pancreatic lipase and pancreatic colipase.
- It causes the gallbladder to release bile*.
*Except for horses, where the liver consistently secretes small amounts of bile directly into the SI, due to lacking a gallbladder.
What effect does bile have on lipids?
Surrounds the lipids and breaks them into smaller pieces, called emulsified droplets.
What are emulsified droplets?
Droplets that have a lipid in the center and bile acids/salts around the outside, allowing the emulsified droplets to move through the aqueous environment of the SI.
What effect does pancreatic colipase have on lipids?
Binds to emulsified droplets and allows pancreatic lipase to access the lipids in the emulsification droplets.
What effect does pancreatic lipase have on lipids?
Removes 2 FAs from TAGs and 1 FA from DAGs to form monoacylglycerols (MAGs).
What are the products of lipid digestion?
MAGs and FAs.
What are emulsified droplets referred to as during lipid absorption?
Mixed bile salt micelles.
Where are MAGs and FAs absorbed?
At the brush border, where many transporters move them into epithelial cells.
What transports MAGs and FAs after absorption?
Fatty acid binding proteins (FABP).
Where are the MAGs and FAs transported to after being absorbed at the brush border?
To the endoplasmic reticulum.
What two events happen in the endoplasmic reticulum?
- Reesterification of TAGs.
- Packaging into chylomicrons.
What are chylomicrons?
Lipid transporters that contain all lipid components.
What system do chylomicrons enter after leaving the endoplasmic reticulum?
The lymphatic system, which returns fluid (and chylomicrons) to the bloodstream at the vena cava.
How does lipid digestion occur in ruminants?
A TAG is separated into glycerol and 3 fatty acids.
What happens to glycerol in the rumen?
The glycerol is converted into a VFA, which is absorbed through the rumen wall.
What happens to fatty acids in the rumen?
They are turned into polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and then undergo biohydrogenation (which removes double bonds) to form saturated fatty acids (SFAs) because PUFAs are toxic to microbes.
What are the end products of lipid digestion in the rumen?
VFAs and SFAs.
What are the 4 types of lipoproteins?
- Chylomicrons.
- Very low density lipids (VLDL).
- Low density lipids (LDL).
- High density lipids (HDL).
What does the density of the lipid refer to?
The ratio of protein to lipid. The more protein, the higher the density. Vice versa.
What are apolipoproteins?
Proteins associated with lipoproteins that have structural, ligand for receptors, or enzyme cofactor function(s).
How many functions can a apolipoprotein have?
1-2.
What function(s) does the apolipoprotein apo CII have?
Enzyme cofactor.
What function(s) does the apolipoprotein apo E have?
- Enzyme cofactor.
- Structural.
What function(s) does the apolipoprotein apo B100 have?
- Ligand for receptors.
- Structural.
What is step 1 of chylomicron transport?
Chylomicrons are synthesized in the small intestine.
What is step 2 of chylomicron transport?
Chylomicrons enter the lymphatic system and are transported into the bloodstream at the vena cava.
What is step 3 of chylomicron transport?
Chylomicrons associate with apo CII in the blood, which binds to lipoprotein lipase on capillary walls.
What is step 4 of chylomicron transport?
Lipoprotein lipase causes TAGS to be broken into glycerol and FAs.
What is step 5 of chylomicron transport?
- Glycerol goes to the liver.
- FAs go to nearby tissues for energy and storage.
What is step 6 of chylomicron transport?
The chylomicrons continue to circulate until 80% of the TAGs are released.
What is step 7 of chylomicron transport?
Apo CII disassociates from the chylomicron and the chylomicron becomes a chylomicron remnant.
What is step 8 of chylomicron transport?
The chylomicron remnant is removed from the bloodstream when apo B48 binds to receptors on liver cells.
When is chylomicron synthesis occurring?
Fed state.
What is step 1 of VLDL transport?
VLDLs enter the bloodstream and associates with apo CII.
What is step 2 of VLDL transport?
Apo CII binds to lipoprotein lipase on the capillary walls.
What is step 3 of VLDL transport?
TAG is broken into glycerol and FAs by lipoprotein lipase.
What is step 4 of VLDL transport?
- Glycerol goes to the liver.
- FAs go into nearby tissues for energy and storage.
What is step 5 of VLDL transport?
VLDL continues to circulate in the blood until roughly 50% of the TAGs have been released. Apo CII dissociates and VLDL becomes intermediate density liquids (IDL).
What is step 6 of VLDL transport?
IDL circulates and releases TAGS through apo E receptors on the capillary walls.
What is step 7 of VLDL transport?
Once another roughly 30% of the TAGs are released, apo E dissociates and IDL becomes LDL.
When does VLDL transport occur?
When fat is synthesized in the liver and transported to other tissues in the body.
What apolipoproteins do VLDLs have?
- Apo B100.
- Apo E.
What is step 1 of LDL transport?
Travels through the bloodstream for 2-3 days.
What is step 2 of LDL transport?
LDL encounters apo B100 receptors and cholesterol diffuses out of LDL into tissue.
What is step 3 of LDL transport?
Once most of the cholesterol in the LDL has been removed, the LDL is removed from circulation via apo B100 receptors on the liver.
When does LDL transport occur?
When cholesterol needs to be transported from the liver to other tissues.
*Secondary way to form LDL.
What apolipoprotein is associated with LDL?
Apo B100.
What is step 1 of HDL transport?
HDL is released from the liver and travels through the bloodstream.
What is step 2 of HDL transport?
HDL binds Apo AI receptors on the capillary walls, resulting in the desorption of cholesterol from tissues.
What is step 3 of HDL transport?
HDL returns to the liver with cholesterol via apo AI receptors.
When does HDL transport occur?
Transporting cholesterol from peripheral tissue to the liver.
What apolipoprotein does HDL have?
Apo AI.
What are the 4 biological roles of lipids?
- Structural components of membranes (ex: phospholipids).
- Energy source.
- Lubricants (ex: sebaceous gland secretions).
- Signaling molecules (ex: Steroid hormones).
What 3 locations in the body does fatty acid synthesis occur in?
- Adipose tissue (store).
- Liver (sent out).
- Lactating mammary glands (milk fat).
Where is acetyl-CoA found?
Mitochondria.
What enzyme is required to convert pyruvate into acetyl-CoA?
Pyruvate dehydrogenase.
What cofactors are required to convert pyruvate into acetyl-CoA?
CoA and NAD+ go in, CO2 and NADH+H^+ come out.