MCP - Turner - Lipids and Their Metabolism - 2/20 Flashcards
How are triglycerides stored?
In an anhydrous state
Compared to carbohydrates, fat provides ___ times the metabolic energy per gram of tissue.
Six
What is the ionization state of fatty acids in vivo?
pKa 4.8, ionization state is negative
T/F: Most human fatty acids have an even number of carbons.
True
How do ionized fatty acids appear in the cell?
They aggregate into micelles.
C14, 0 double bonds, the acid is myristic, the salt is:
myristate,
14:0
C16, __ double bonds, the acid is palmitic, the salt is palmitate.
0
16:0
C16, 1 double bond, the acid is palmitoleic, the salt is:
palmitoleate
16: 1delta9 (location of double bonds)
16: 1omega7
___, 0 double bonds, the acid is stearic, the salt is stearate.
C18
18:0
C18, 1 double bond, the acid is ____, the salt is oleate
Oleic
18: 1delta9 (location of double bonds)
18: 1omega9
C18, ___ double bonds, the acid is alpha-linoleic, the salt is linoleiate
2
18: 2delta9, 12 (location of double bonds)
18: 2omega6
____, 3 double bonds, the acid is linolenic, the salt is linolenate
C18
18: 3delta9, 12, 15 (location of double bonds)
18: 3omega3
C20, 4 double bonds, the acid is arachidonic, the salt is ___.
Arachidonate
20: 4delta5, 8, 11, 14 (location of double bonds)
20: 4omega6
Fatty-acid-derived ____ enters the TCA cycle, yielding ATP and heat.
Acetyl-CoA
T/F: The brain can use free fatty acids for fuel.
False, BBB prevents fatty acid transport