Triacylglycerol/ Triglyceride Synthesis

Question 1

Fatty acids are stored as

Answer 1

Triacylglycerols

3 FA esterified to a molecule of GLYCEROL

Question 2

TAG are synthesized by

Answer 2

sequential addition of 2 fatty acyl CoA to GLYCEROL 3-PHOSPHATE

removal of phosphate

addition of the 3rd fatty acyl CoA

Question 3

DHAP from glycolysis

Answer 3

GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE

present in the lover and adipose tissue

Question 4

Phosphorylation of free glucose

Answer 4

GLYCEROL KINASE

liver only

Question 5

Removes fatty acid from carbon 1 and/or carbon 3

Answer 5

HORMONE SENSITIVE LIPASE

(+) by glucagon and epinephrine
(-) by insulin