Test 3 Flashcards
What are lipids?
Organic compounds that contain C, H, and O
Do lipids have more hydrogen or less hydrogen that CHOs? More or less oxygen?
More
Less
How much more energy is in lipids than CHOs?
2.25 times more
How many calories should come from fat?
Less than 30%
What is the structure of lipids?
CH3(CH2)x–COOH
What part of lipids is polar?
Carboxylic acid (COOH)
What is a short chain lipid? Examples?
Less than 14 carbons
Acetate, Butyrate, Propionate
What is an example of a long chain lipid?
Fatty acid chains
What is a saturated fatty acid?
No double bond
What are fatty acids saturated with?
Hydrogen
What are some saturated fatty acids? What is the carbon to unsaturated points ratio for each?
Myristate: C14:0
Palmitate: C16:0
Stearate: C18:0
What is an unsaturated fatty acid?
It has pi bonds and loses 2 hydrogens
What are some unsaturated fatty acids? What is the carbon to unsaturated points ratio for each?
Palmitoleic: C16:1
Oleic: C18:1
Linoleic: C18:2
Linolenic: C18:3
Arachidonic: C20:4
What is an essential fatty acid?
Can’t be synthesized by body, therefore it is a dietary requirement
What are the essential fatty acids?
Linoleic
Linolenic
Arachidonic (cats)
What is triacylglycerol composed of?
Glycerol and 3 fatty acids
Look at the structure of triacylglycerol on page 54
Look at the structure of triacylglycerol on page 54
What do the following suffixes mean for fatty acids?
Di-
Mono-
Phospho-
Glyco-
Sulfo-
2 fatty acids
1 fatty acid
Phosphate group
Carbohydrate group
Sulfate group
What is a lipoprotein?
A lipid that contains protein (cholesterol)
What is a low density lipoprotein?
High in lipid, low in protein (bad cholesterol)
What is a high density lipoprotein?
Low in lipid, high in protein (good cholesterol)
What are waxes?
Esters of fatty acids and long chain alcohols that are not digestible
What are steroids like in water?
Insoluble in water
Look at the basic structure of a steroid on page 55
Look at the basic structure of a steroid on page 55
What is cholesterol?
Precursor for sex hormones
What are carotenoids? Example?
Vitamin A precursor
Carotene – yellow pigment of veggies
What is the goal of digestion in monogastric animals?
To turn triacylglycerol into monoglyceride and 2 fatty acids which are then absorbed
Triacylglycerol is insoluble and must become soluble
What are the 9 steps in digestion and absorption of monogastric animals?
- Course emulsion is formed (fat globule)
- Bile acts to form droplet in duodenum
- Lipase acts at fat:water interface and cleaves FA 1 and 3
- Micelles are formed
- Upon contact with microvilli in duodenum, monoglyceride and free fatty acids are absorbed
- As absorbed, monoglycerides and fatty acids are immediately resynthesized to triacylglycerol and phospholipids
- Triacylglycerol droplets enveloped by lipoprotein chylomicron and exits cells to lymph system
- Glycerol is passively absorbed
- Short chain fatty acids are absorbed without chylomicron and go to the blood. If fatty acid 2 is short chain, it goes to lymph
Look at page 59 under examples
Look at page 59 under examples
What happens to fatty acids in post absorption in monogastric animals?
Stored as fat in adipose tissue (constant turnover) Converted to acetyl CoA via β oxidation
Is β oxidation aerobic or anaerobic?
Aerobic–mitochondria
What is β oxidation?
Break down of fat to acetyl CoA
What is 1 cycle of β oxidation like?
- Takes off 2 carbons from acetyl CoA and gives 12 ATP
- 1 FADH2 (2 ATP)
- 1 NADH (3 ATP)
How many ATP does it take to activate β oxidation?
2
What is caproic acid’s carbon to unsaturated points ratio and formula?
C6:0 C6H12O2
How many times does caproic acid go through β oxidation?
2
How many ATP does caproic acid yield?
44
What is stearic acid’s carbon to unsaturated points ratio?
C18:0
How many times does stearic acid go through β oxidation?
8
How many ATP does stearic acid yield?
146
What can Acetyl CoA go to in ketosis?
Krebs, Acetoactetate (then acetone), and β-hydroxybutyrate
What are 4 clinical signs of ketosis?
High blood ketone level
High urine ketone level
Low blood glucose
Breath smells like acetone
What are 3 causes of ketosis?
Body is dependent upon gluconeogenesis (depletes oxaloacetate)
Body mobilizing stored fat (β oxidation –> increase acetyl CoA)
Acetyl CoA –> ketone bodies
When does ketosis occur?
Starvation
High producing dairy cow
Late pregnant ewe with twins or triplets
How can you treat ketosis?
Increase oxaloacetate precursors
What do the following oxaloacetate precursors become?
Propionate
Gultamate
Aspartate
Succinyl CoA
α-ketogutarate
Oxaloacetate
What is fatty acid synthesis similar to?
Reverse β oxidation
What happens in fatty acid synthesis with Acetyl CoA?
2 carbons are added to Acetyl CoA to get fatty acids
What is the first thing that enters fatty acid synthesis? What does the remaining stuff enter as?
Acetyl CoA
Malonyl CoA
How many carbons does Malonyl CoA have?
3
What is the basic idea of what happens in fatty acid synthesis? (In terms of the different CoA’s)
Malonyl CoA links to Acetyl CoA to get Acyl CoA
For every Malonyl CoA, how many ATP do you need? NADPH? What 2 other things are needed?
1
2
biotin and CO2
What is the reaction for palmitic acid?
8 Acetyl CoA + 7 ATP + 14 NADPH –> Palmitic acid + 8 CoASH + 14 NADP + 7 ADP (Biotin and CO2 over arrow)
Look at the reactions on page 62 of Acetyl CoA and Malonyl CoA
Look at the reactions on page 62 of Acetyl CoA and Malonyl CoA
How many carbons can a fatty acid have for the body to synthesize?
18 or less
What is the goal of fatty acid synthesis in ruminant animals?
To make triacylglycerol become 3 fatty acids and glycerol (propionate is absorbed)
In the rumen, what do free fatty acids attach to?
Fiber particles
What do free fatty acids do in the rumen?
Block cellulase from attacking β 1,4 bonds
What is the 5 step process of digestion and absorption in ruminant animals?
- TG is released from fiber particles in acid of abomasum
- Bile in duodenum
- Formation of micelle
- Absorbed
- Chylomicron goes to lymph (most absorbed fatty acids go to adipose)
What is the redox state of the rumen?
Highly reduced
What happens to unsaturated fatty acids in the rumen? What percentage does this happen to?
They become saturated
60%
What does 2/3 of fatty acids become in beef fat?
Stearic acid
What 3 fatty acids become stearic acid?
Linoleic
Linolenic
Oleic
How many different proteins are in the body?
about 100,000
How much of the body is protein on a dry fat free basis?
80%
What are the 3 functions of protein?
Structural (skeletal muscle, connective tissue, protective protein)
Specialized functions (enzymes, hormones, blood proteins)
Energy (AA converted to krebs cycle intermediates)
What is the composition of proteins?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Some have sulfur and/or phosphorus
What does Kjeldahl N allow?
To measure nitrogen content
How do you find % crude protein?
% N x 6.25
What is true protein comprised of?
Amino acids
What do dietary amino acids become?
AA in intestinal lumen which become AA in blood which become tissue protein
Why do we eat protein?
Because our body needs amino acids