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Week 3 - Lipids Flashcards

1
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What is the simplest unit of a lipid?

A

A fatty acid hydrocarbon

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2
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What are lipids stored in ?

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In adipose tissue as triacyglycerides

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3
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Where does fatty acid synthesis occur?

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In the cytoplasm - anabolic pathway

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4
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Where does fatty acid oxidation occur?

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In the mitochondria - catabolic pathway. Most catabolic, energy-yielding pathways occur in the mitochondria.

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5
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What is the terminus of the long hydrocarbon chain of the fatty acid?

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A carboxylate group and a methyl end

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6
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What are the three major physiological roles of fatty acids?

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  • building blocks of structural cell membranes
  • Steroid molecules; cholesterol, hormones: estrogen/progesterone, bile acids etc and intracellular hormones.
  • Fatty acids are steroid molecules; cholesterol hormones
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7
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What are triacylglycerols?

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Uncharged esters of glycerol

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8
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What are unesterified free fatty acids usually associated with?

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Albumin

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9
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The presence of what in a FA chain makes it unsaturated?

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A double bond

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10
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If a FA has more than one double bond it is what?

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Polyunsaturated

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11
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What type of double bond introduces kinks into the FA chain?

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Cis double bonds

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12
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What increases the melting temperature of FA?

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Increased length of chain.

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13
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What decreases the melting temperature of FA?

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Reduced by cis bonds

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14
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What are the two types of LIPID maps classification?

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Fatty acyls

Fatty acids and conjugates

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15
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What are SCFA’s ?

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These are straight chain fatty acids

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16
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What is an example of an SCFA that increases appetite regulation?

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GPR41, which increases insulin sensitivity, increases leptin and PYY

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17
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What can modify gene expression through the methylation of DNA?

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Butyrate

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18
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What is the difference between free fatty acids and the fatty acids in TAGs/adipose tissue?

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Fatty acids in TAGs exist as acyl esters.

Free Fatty acids exist as free, unesterified.

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19
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What is saponification?

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This is when fatty acids can be hydrolysed by a strong base such as NaOH.

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20
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How much of dietary lipif is contributed to TAG?

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90% TAG

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21
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What is the enzyme in the esophagus that begins digestion of the lipid?

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Lingual lipase

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22
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What is the enzyme in the stomach that is secreted from the gastric mucosa secretions?

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Gastric Lipase

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23
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What does lingual lipase and gastric lipase target?

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SCFA, MCFA release from TAG

Are active at acidic pH 4.0 - 6.0

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24
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When stomach contents are emptied into the duodenum and mix with bicarbonate and bile acid what do they form?

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Lipid droplets called micelles

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25
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What is the role of pancreatic colipase?

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It anchors droplets, colipase restores activity to pancreatic lipase

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26
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How is lipid digestion regulated?

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By feedback control from the gut hormones

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27
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What peptide hormone is produced by the duodenal and jejunum in response to the presence of food?

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Cholecytokinin (CKK)

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28
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What does CKK do?

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  • decreases gastric motility
  • induces the release of pancreatic digestive enzymes
  • induces the gall bladder to contract
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29
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What is produced when chyme enters the GI tract and induces bicarbonate release from the pancreas?

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Secretin, the bicarbonate neutralises the pH so that the lipases can act

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30
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What is the exocrine function of the pancreas?

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the secreation of digestive enzymes via the pancreatic duct

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31
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What is the endocrine function of the pancreas?

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The secretion of insulin, glucagon and other hormones by the islets of langerhans

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32
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What is the pancreas responsible for?

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glycemic control

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33
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What is acute pancreatitis?

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  • can be caused by gall stones, alcohol abuse, mumps etc

- they have an increased amylase activity in their serum

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34
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What is chronic pancreatitis?

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This is the consequence of long term inflammation and leads to malnutrition and steatorrhea –> excessive fecal fat

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35
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Where do we see Steatorrhea?

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Short bowel resection, cystic fibrosis

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36
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Chylomicron assembly is impaired in a disorder called?

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Zollinger Ellison

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37
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What are some of the complications of Zollinger Ellison syndrome?

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Malnutrition
NASH - non alcoholic liver disease
NAFLD - non alcoholic fatty liver disease

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38
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Short bowel resection (SBR) and parenteral nutrition lead to ?

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co-morbidities
intestinal failure
NAFLD
Cirrhosis

39
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What is the regulator protein affected in cystic fibrosis?

A

CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein is affected

40
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What is one of the treatments in cystic fibrosis for CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein being affected?

A

Lipase enzyme replacement and vitamin supplementation.

41
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What does the CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein function as?

A

A chloride channel on the surface of cells: pancreas, lungs, sweat glands

42
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What are the steps involved in fatty acid synthesis regarding the cytosolic acetyl Co A?

A
  • preparation of Malonyl Co A requires cytoslic Acetyl CoA
  • Mitochondrial Acetyl CoA cannot move across the inner membrane
  • Required citrate shuttle
43
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What is the rate-limiting step of the carboxylation of acetyl CoA to form Malonyl CoA?

A

Biotin is required as a coenzyme.
High fatty acid AcylCoA
Epinephrine and glucagon
cAMP - activated protein kinase

44
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What promotes the carboxylation of acetyl CoA A to form Malonyl CoA?

A

High AcetylCoA

Insulin

45
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What is a regulation step that is common to both glycolysis and fatty acid synthesis?

A

Pyruvate kinase, which is activated when there is an upregulation for it by the ChREBP protein caused by high glucose levels within the liver

46
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What does the ChREBP protein facilitate?

A

The conversion of excess glucose to pyruvate which is metabolised to acetyl CoA, the main precursor for the synthesis of fatty acids for long term energy storage.

47
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What is the enzyme involved in the elongation of FA chain in 2 carbon increments?

A

Fatty Acid Synthase

48
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What is the first FA formed, which is 16C?

49
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What does FA synthase do?

A
  • elongation of fatty acid chain in 2C increments
  • acts as a dimer
  • this protein catalyses 7 different activities
  • synthesis is shared between 2 polypeptide chains of the FA synthase enzyme diamer formed
50
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What is the role of Acyl Carrier Protein?

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ACP replaces Coa as the entity that binds to nascent fatty acids.

51
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What is the role of 4’ phosphopantetheine?

A

Acts as a flexible arm to make the nascent FA available to the different activities in FA synthase enzyme

52
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What are the 4 main types of reactions involved in Fatty acid synthase enzyme?
Which steps are repeated until palmitate is formed?

A
  • condensation (growing of chain)
  • reduction (carbonyl to hydroxyl)
  • dehydration (alcohol to trans-alkene)
  • reduction (alkene to alkane)
    All steps
53
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What is the role of the thioesterase in Fatty acid synthase?

A

To cleave the palmitate from ACP

54
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How many thiols participate in fatty acid synthesis?

A
  • thiol from 4-phosphopantetheine in ACP
  • thiol from cysteine in FAS
    Involves the addition of an acetyl and malonyl group to the FAS enzyme
55
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What are the three reactions that ketobutyryl undergoes in fatty acid synthesis?

A
  • Reduction
  • dehydration
  • reduction
56
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After each 2C addition, what does the reduction convert the growing chain to?

A

Saturates fatty acid

57
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How many cycles of condensation and reduction produce the 16C saturated palmitoyl gp bound to ACP?

58
Q

Where are the two routes to the production of NADPH, catalysed?

A
  • malic enzyme

- PPP

59
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What is involved in the elongation of FA beyond 16C?

A

Fatty acid elongase complex catalyse the further addition of 2 carbon components from malonyl CoA to palmitate (endoplasmic reticulum)

60
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What types of enzymes are involved in the elongation of FA past 16C?

A

Elongase Enzymes (specific for each tissue)

61
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What cannot be introduced in humans beyond C9-C10?

A

double bonds

62
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What are 2 essential fatty acids for humans?

A

Linoleate and linolenate

63
Q

What is needed to accept fatty acids in the synthesis of TAGs?

A

Glycerol 2 phosphate

64
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Adipose tissue lack glycerol kinase, what do they use instead in the synthesis of TAG?

A

DHAP and glycolysis

65
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What must happen to FA before addition to G3P?

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FA must be activated to acyl CoA forms for addition to G3P It must have an attachment to CoA to make TAG

66
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What are the two steps which happen when a FA has been activated?

A

Acyltransferases transfer FAs from CoA
Phosphatase removes Phosphate => diacylglycerol
Another Acyl FA is added; acyl transferase –> triacylglycerol.

67
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Are the three FA in a tag of the same type?

A

Not usually

68
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In the liver TAG is packaged in lipoprotein particles called?

69
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What is TAG broken down to?

A

Acetyl CoA

70
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In the catabolism/Beta oxidation of FA what is produced?

A
  • Acetyl CoA
  • reducing power is given to NADH
  • location: mitochondria
71
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Anabolism/Biosynthesis of fatty acid requires?

A

Requires malonyl CoA and acetyl CoA and a reducing power from NADPH along with it happening in the cytosol in animals and in the chloroplast in animals

72
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Why do FA carry less water?

A

As they are non-polar.

73
Q

What lipase is involved in the release of fatty acids from TAG?

A

Hormone-sensitive lipase

74
Q

FA CoA are formed by which enzyme?

A

Long chain fatty acyl CoA thiokinase

75
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What is the name of the two carnitine transporters which are responsible for bringing the FA -CoA molecule across the CoA impermeable inner mitochondrial membrane?

A
  • carnitine palmitoyl transferase I

- carnitine palmitoyl transferase II

76
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What is a major regulator of FA synthesis and breakdown in the cytosol?

A

citrate - high energy indicator

77
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Where does the beta oxidation of FA occur?

A

In the mitochondrial matrix. Involving the sequential removal of 2C from acyl chain.

78
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What are the major products of Beta oxidation?

A

Acetyl CoA
FADH2
NADH

79
Q

What does the liver use to create ketone bodies which are generally exported for use in other tissues?

A

Acetyl coA

80
Q

What is the energy yield from beta-oxidation?

A

33 ATP equivalents

81
Q

What is the energy requirement of beta oxidation?

A

49 ATP equivalents

82
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What is the major regulatory enzyme in beta oxidation?

A

Acetyl CoA availability

83
Q

What is the major regulatory enyzme in FA synthesis?

A

Acetyl CoA carboxylase

84
Q

What can also regulate DA synthesis, beta oxidation, peroxisome beta oxidation and TAG synthesis?

85
Q

In peroxisomal FA degradation what is not produced?

A

FADH2 (used to produced H2O2) is produced, NADH is not produced.

86
Q

What do odd chain fatty acids produce?

A

Propionyl CoA

87
Q

Saturated FA have what kind of geometry?

A

Trans Geometry

88
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Unsaturated FAs and PUFA have what kind of geometry?

A

Cis Geometry, they also yield less energy as they are partially oxidised and there is less FADH generated – leading to propionyl CoA being generated

89
Q

The liver can convert acetyl CoA derived from FA to ketone bodies, what are the 3 main ketone bodies?

A

Acetoacetate
3-hydroxybutyrate
Acetone

90
Q

What are 3 important characteristics about ketone bodies?

A
  • water soluble
  • produced when ACetyl CoA levels are in excess
  • can be used by the brain if blood levels are high enough
91
Q

What is high ketolysis associated with?

A

Type I diabetes

92
Q

Ketogenesis is catalysed by ?

A

HMG CoA synthase, a rate limiting step.

93
Q

Why is ketolysis important?

A

It is important during fasting.
As liver cells lack thiophorase.
In the peripheral tissues, thiophorase can be used to go back into the TCA cycle or back to make acetyl CoA

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