Lipids 3 Flashcards

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What are fatty acids synthesised from?

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Acetyl CoA - a derivative of carbohydrate and protein. using ATP and NADPH.

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Where is acetyl CoA and Fatty acid synthesised?

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Acetyl Coa synthsised in the mitochondria and the Fatty Acid in the cytosol.

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How is Acetyl CoA transported form the mitochondria to the cytosol for fatty acid synthesis?

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The citrate shuttle

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What compounds move in and out of the mitochondria during the citrate shuttle?

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Citrate moves out carrying acetyl CoA

Pyruvate moves back in

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What are the 2 reactions of the citrate shuttle within the mitochondria and their enzymes?

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Pyruvate -> oxaloacetate (pyruvate carboxylase)

Oxaloacetate + Acetyl CoA -> Citrate (Citrate synthase)

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What are the 3 main reactions of the citrate shuttle in the cytosol and their enzymes>?

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Citrate -> oxaloacetate + Acetyle-CoA (Citrate Lyase)
Oxaloacetate + NADH -> Malate (Malate dehydrogenase)
Malate -> Pyruvate + NADPH (malate enzyme)

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When does the citrate shuttle occur?

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When citrate concentration in the mitochondria is high.

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What is the first committed step of Fatty acid synthesis?

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Acetyl CoA + HCO3 + ATP -> Malonyl-CoA +ADP + Pi + H+ (Acetyl-CoA carboxylase)

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9
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What Stimulates Acetyl-Coa Carboxylase?

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Citrate signals thers enough glucose so Acetyl-CoA should be stored as FA.
Insulin

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What deactivates Acetyl-CoA carboxylase?

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Palmitoyl CoA signals theres enouh FA so halt synthesis
Glucagon
Epinephrine

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What two groups are condensed in the first stage of FA synthesis?

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Activated Acyl Group and Activated Malonyl group.

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What are the 4 reactions from acyl and malonyl groups to an acyl group 2 carbons longer? (one cycle of FA synthesis)

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Condensation
Reduction
Dehydration
Reduction

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what is the overall equation for the first cycle of FA synthesis?

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2 Acetyl CoA + 2 NADPH + 2 H+ + 1 ATP -> Acyl group (2 carbons longer) + 2 NADP + ADP + Pi + H2O.

(Every cycle after the first only used one acetyl CoA to make malonyl-CoA and the extended Acyl group from the last cycle)

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14
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What carrier protein is used in FA synthesis?

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ACP (Acyl Carrier Protein)

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What happens when a synthesised FA reaches its desired length?

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The FA (Palmityl-CoA) is cleaved from the carrier protein ACP by a thioesterase.

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What enzyme is used in most of FA synthesis?

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Multifunctional Fatty Acid Synthase

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17
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What electron acceptor is used in FA synthesis?

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NADP+ (NADPH)

18
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How much NADPH is needed for FA synthesis and where does it come from?

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14 NADPH molecules are needed to produce a molecule of Palmityl-CoA.
8 come from the malate -> Pyruvate reaction in the citrate shuttle
6 comes from the Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP)

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What FA is produced in basic FA synthesis?

A

Palmityl-CoA (16C)

20
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Where does further modification of teh Palmityl-CoA occur?

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Mitochondria and ER

21
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What is FA used for if not energy?

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Storage as adipose tissue?

22
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How does FA become Adipose tissue?

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FATTY ACID + glycerol -> TAG + protein + phospholipid + cholesterol -> VLDL -> ADIPOSE TISSUE.

23
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Where do FA synthesis and Degradation occure?

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Synthesis occurs in the cytosol and degradation in the mitochondrial matrix

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What carier protein is involved in synthesis and which in deggradation?

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ACP (Acyl carrier protein) is used in synthesis while CoA is used in Degradation

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Do FA synthesis/degradation use one or multiple enzymes?
Synthesis uses just one multi-functional enzyme (Fatty acid synthase) while degradation uses multiple enzymes
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What redox carriers are used in FA synthesis/Degradation and are they reducing or oxidising?
In synthesis NADP is used and is reducing | In degradation NAD and FAD are used and are oxidising
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What is the basic building block of synthesis and degradation?
Synthesis starts with malonyl CoA and degradation with Acetyl CoA.
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Name 3 specialised classes of lipids:
Steroid hormones Cholesterol Eicanosoids
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What are steroid hormones?
Chemical messengers in the body including sex hormones
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What is cholesterol used for?
The starting material for synthesis of steroid hormones. A precurser to bile acids and vitamin D. Membranes in the cell.
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What are eicanosoids derived from?
20C unsaturated fatty acids (eicasanoic acids).
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Where do we get cholesterol from?
Dietary from animal based food and synthesis in the liver.
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From what is cholesterol derived?
Acetyl CoA
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What enzyme is targeted when inhibiting the Acetyl-CoA -> Cholesterol pathway?
HMG-CoA Reductase
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What drug inhibits what enzymes in the Acetyl-CoA -> Cholesterol synthesis pathway?
Statins are used to inhibit HMG-CoA reductase
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What effect do statins have on the body?
They lower LDL levels by reducing chlesterol synthesis thus reducing risk of cardiovascular disease.
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From what FA are eicosanoids derived?
Omega-3 and Omega-6 FA>
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What can eicosanoid analogues used for?
Asthma treatment (leukotriene antagonists) and inducing labour (Prostoglandin analogues) etc.
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What 6 things do eicosanoid derivatives regulate?
``` Blood pressure (prostacyclin) Blood clotting (thromboxanes) Menstrual cramps & reproductive fucntions (e.g. induction of labour.) [Prostaglandins] Sleep/wake cycle Pain/Fever (prostaglandins) Inflammatory response ```
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What are eicosanoids precursers for?
Prostaglandins Thromboxanes Leukotrienes