Triacylglycerol Flashcards
Increased synthesis and storage of TAG could lead to
Obesity
Chief storage form of energy in thebody
TAG
Old man face
Skin and Bony Appearance
Due to deprivation of calorie
Marasmus
In 70 kgman, how many kilocalories
135, 000 kilocalories
Normal body mass index
18-24
Grade 1 obesity
25-30
Clinical obesity
Greater than 30. Mass index
Grade 3 obesity
Morbid obesity
Lipoproteins that have TAG as there lipid component
Chylomicron
VLDL
Cause of abnormal lipoprotein disorders
Impaired metabolism of TAGs
Deficiency of Lipoprotein Lipase
Disease associated with obesity
4Fs of gall bladder disease
Fat
Female
Forty
Fertile
Location of TAG synthesis
SER
Three organs that are active in TAG synthesis
Adipose tissue
Liver
Intestines
TAG synthesis reaction 1
Activation of Fatty acids
TAG synthesis
Reaction 1 activation of Fatty acids
Fatty acids + ATP to
Fatty acids CoA + AMP + PPI