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Basic units of lipids
Fatty acids
What are fatty acids?
Chain of carbons with a hydrogen atom, methyl end and a carboxyl end
Length of carbon chain
14-24 atoms
Saturation
Number of H atoms the carbons in the fatty acids are holding
What is the term used when it is the max number of H atoms without carbon double bonds?
Saturation
SFA
Does not have double bonds between the long hydrocarbon chain
Unsaturated
Addition of a double bond in between the long hydrocarbon chain where 2 hydrogen atoms are missing
Polyunsaturated
More than 1 double bond
What is it when there is more than 4 hydrogen atoms missing?
polyunsaturated
Monounsaturated
1 double bond
Two fatty acids cannot be synthesized in the body
needs to be obtained in the diet
Where to find alpha-linoleic acid?
flaxseed oil
Where to find EPA and DHA?
fatty fish and fish oils
What are the three subclasses of lipids?
- triglycerides
- phospholipids
- sterols
What are triglycerides
major storage form of fat in our body
95% chief form of fat in foods
Glycerol is made up of what
3 carbon alcohol that is a backbone of a triglyceride
saturated fatty acids
packed together tightly
solid at room temp
Unsaturated fatty acids
cannot be stacked together
liquid at room temp
High in monosaturated fats
Olive and canola oil
What are high in polyunsaturated fats
sunflower and corn oil
Hydrogenation
What converts liquid into a solid and creates trans-fatty acids?
Hydrogenation
Naturally occuring trans-fatty acids
conjugated linoleic acid
Most common phospholipid
lecithin
What is lecithin made up of?
glycerol with two fatty acids and a phosphate group + choline
What is lecithin?
emulsifier
What is a sterol?
lipid containing multiple rings of carbon atoms
What emulsifies fat (cholesterol in bile)
Sterol
What synthesizes cholesterol
liver
How much grams/day of sterols?
2g/day
What is fat hard to digest?
insoluble in water
Limited digestion
fats occuring in watery environments (stomach or mouth)
What breaks down fat in the mouth
lingual lipase
what is gastric lipase
hydrolysis a small amount of fat
How is fat digested in the stomach
bile emulsifies fat
What breaks down emulsified fat?
pancreatic and intestinal lipase
Enterocyte
Absorbs digestion products
How are short and medium chain fatty acids transported to the liver?
albumin and carried to the liver by the portal vein
How are chylomicrons transported?
Through the lymphatic systems since they are too big to fit through the pores of the capillaries
What do lipids bundle with for transport?
proteins
What are the 4 types of lipoproteins?
- Chylomicrons
- VLDL
- LDL
4HDL
What are chylomicrons used for?
transport lipids from the intestinal cells into the body
What is the use of VLDL?
transports lipids to adipose and muscle tissue
What is VLDL mainly composed of
triglycerides
What is the use of LDL
carry cholesterol from the liver to the body
What is LDL mainly compose of
Cholesterol
What is the use of HDL
transports cholesterol back to the liver
What is HDL mainly composed of
Protein
What is the use of liver cells
picks up chylomicron remmants
Why are omega-3 good for you
potent protector against heart disease
What are the three main functions of sterols
1, emulsify fat
2. chemical messenger
3. bone metabolism
UL
Tolerable upper intake level
- the amount of nutrients a person can take that is safe
How to calculate %DV
amount in serving/ recommended intake
EAR
Estimated average requirement
-how much is needed in the diet
AI
Adequate intake
- best guess and guide for nutrient intake
DRI
Dietary reference intake
- amount of energy and nutrient required for best health
What makes up gastric juices
- water
- HCL
- Pepsin
What is cephalic phase
- taste, smell that satiating feeling of being hungry
What is bile
emulsifier that take fat from water and form emulsion
GIP
- Gastric inhibitory peptide
- produced by the duodenum and inhibits gastric motility and the secretion of acid
Facilitated diffusion
only water soluble
requires carrier protein
concentration for high to low
Secretin
hormone produced by the duodenum when the stomach acid pH level is below 4.5
Gastrin
Hormone produced by the G cells that promotes the release of HCL and controls the release of pepsin
CCK
hormone produced by the duodenum that stimulates the release to digestive enzymes due to lipid rich chyme
What are complex carbs
Oligosaccharides and polysaccharides
What are three disaccharides
- maltose
- sucrose
- lactose
What are postbiotics
bioactive compounds that occurs when there is prebiotic fibre in the colon
healthy immune system and healthy digestive system
What are three types of simple carbs
- Glucose
- Fructose
- Galactose
Soluble fibre
Broken down by water and turns into gel
- fermented
How is lactose made?
glucose and galactose
Digestion of carbs in the pancreas
secrete pancreatic analyse into a small int. breaks down starch into small poly and maltose
What is a byproduct of digestion
galactose
How is insulin created
in the beta cells of the pancreas to help break down glucose from the blood
What is glycemic response
glucose absorption after meal;
Digestion of carbs ion the small int.
enzyme -> disaccharide-> mono-> portal vein-> liver
What is glycemic index
measures how quickly carbs are absorbed
What is a type of polyunsaturated fat
sunflower oil
What is glucogenesis?
production of glucose from amino acids in the liver
Three subclasses of lipids
- tri
- phospho
- sterols
What is a naturally occuring trans-fatty acid
linoleic acid
What breaks down lipids in the mouth
lingual lipase
What is glucagon
production of the alpha cells of the pancreas - stimulates the breakdown of glycogen to glucose
What makes protein different
contains nitrogen atom
How many amino acids are there
20
How many essential amino acids are there?
9
What is transamination
transfers amine group from one amino acid to another to create a new amino acid and keto
What converts essential to non-essential and occurs in the liver?
transamination
What is conditionally essential
amino acids that are non-essential but must be supplied in the diet
What is transcription
information from DNA is copied into RNA
Translation during protein synthesis synthesizes what
a protein from RNA molecule
How many sequencing errors are there
- genetic
- copying
- reading