36. Triacylglycerol

Question 1

Fatty acids are stored as

Answer 1

triacylglycerols

Question 2

sources of glycerol-3-phosphate

Answer 2

1.DHAP from glycolysis
•enz: glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

2. Phosphorylation of free glycerol
   •glycerol kinase

Question 3

glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

present in this organ

Answer 3

liver and muscle

Question 4

glycerol kinase

present in organ

Answer 4

liver only

Question 5

what enzyme allows release of fatty acids from TAG

Answer 5

hormone-sensitive lipase

Question 6

Hormone-sensitive lipase removes FA from

Answer 6

carbon 1 and/ or carbon 3 of TAG

Question 7

Hormone-sensitive lipase is activated by

Answer 7

glucagon
epinephrine

(phosphorylation)

Question 8

Hormone-sensitive lipase is inactivated by

Answer 8

insulin

dephosphorylation