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where are fatty acids stored?

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adipose tissue

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what are fatty acids stored as?

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triacyclglycerols (TAG)

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what are triacylglycerols?

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fatty acids that are linked to glycerol with ester linkages

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where is adipose tissue most prominent?

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subcutaneous (below the skin) and visceral (around internal organs)

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why do muscles store fatty acids?

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for use in producing energy

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what are the three ways in which fatty acid triacyclglycerols are accessible from adipose tissue?

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  1. degradation of TAG to release fatty acids and glycerol into the blood for transport to energy-requiring tissues
  2. activation of the fatty acids and transport into the mitochondria for oxidation
  3. degradation of the fatty acids to acetyl CoA for processing by the citric acid cycle
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where does fatty acid degradation occur?

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the mitochondria

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what’s the difference between the use of glucose and lipids in producing ATP?

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glucose can produce energy without oxygen
fatty acids require oxygen to produce energy

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how are triacylglycerols stored in adipocytes?

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as a lipid droplet

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what stimulates the breakdown of lipids (lipolysis)?

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epinephrine and glucagon acting through 7TM receptors

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what is lipolysis?

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the breakdown of lipids

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what role does Protein Kinase A play in the breakdown of lipids?

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it phosphorylates perilipin

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what is perilipin associated with in lipolysis?

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the lipid droplet and hormone-sensitive lipase

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what is fatty acid breakdown dependent on?

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glucagon and epinephrine

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what happens in lipolysis after PKA phosphorylates perilipin?

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Perilipin is activated and activates ATGL

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where are most stores of TAGs found?

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fat cells

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when TAG’s are broken down, where does Glycerol go?

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glycerol is transported to the liver for glycolysis and gluconeogenesis

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when TAG’s are broken down what happens to the fatty acids?

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they are transported to tissues for fatty acid oxidation

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what must happen to fatty acids before they are oxidized?

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they must be linked to Coenzyme A

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how is CoA attached to fatty acids?

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by a sulfhydryl bond

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what is the rate determining step of fatty acid oxidation?

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the attachment of CoA to the fatty acid by a sulfhydryl bond (forming Acyl CoA)

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how is the reaction of fatty acid to Acyl CoA made irreversible?

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by the hydrolysis of PPi

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what happens after the fatty acid is linked to CoA and activated?

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it is transferred to carnitine

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what does carnitine do to fatty acids?

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it transports them into the mitochondria

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what catalyzes the transfer of a fatty acid to carnitine?
carnitine acyltransferase I
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what transports the acyl carnitine into the mitochondria?
a translocase
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what does carnitine acyltransferase II do?
it transfers the fatty acid to CoA in the mitochondria
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What are the four steps of fatty acid degradation (β-oxidation)?
1. Oxidation (FAD) 2. Hydration (H2O) 3. Oxidation (NAD+) 4. Thiolysis (CoA)
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what are the products after one round of fatty acid degradation?
Acyl CoA (-2 Carbons) + Acetyl CoA
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what is reduced in the first oxidation step of fatty acid degredation?
FAD is reduced to FADH2
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what is reduced in the second oxidation of fatty acid degradation?
NAD is reduced to NADH
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how many cycles does it take to completely degrade a fatty acid?
7 cycles
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how many ATP does the overall β - oxidation reaction yield?
106 molecules of ATP
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what does it mean if a fatty acid is saturated?
it contains only single bonds on the carbon chain
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what does it mean if a fatty acid is unsaturated?
it contains single and double bonds on the carbon chain
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when are isomerase and reductase needed?
when a fatty acid contains an even number amount of double bonds
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when is just isomerase needed?
when a fatty acid contains one or an odd number of double bonds
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Can β - oxidation proceed in unsaturated fatty acids?
No. Isomerase (or isomerase and reductase) are needed to saturate it
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what does isomerase do to an unsaturated fatty acid?
it transfers the double bond from the cis to the trans position, to allow β-oxidation
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what do isomerase and reductase do to an unsaturated fatty acid?
isomerase converts the first double bond from cis to trans reductase gets rid of the second double bond
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what do fatty acids with an odd number of carbons produce during the thiolysis reaction?
Propionyl CoA
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where does the newly generated Succinyl CoA go after Thiolysis of a fatty acid with an odd number of carbons ?
The Citric Acid Cycle
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what are the 3 types of ketone bodies?
acetoacetate 3-hydroxybutyrate acetone
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where are ketone bodies synthesized?
in liver mitochondria
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where are ketone bodies secreted?
into the blood
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what happens when there is a build up of Acetyl CoA?
Acetyl CoA can be converted to ketone bodies
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what causes a build up of Acetyl CoA?
the slow down of the citric acid cycle
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what does acetoacetate in the blood indicate?
abundance of acetyl CoA subunits
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what does an abundance of acetyl CoA lead to?
decrease in lipolysis
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what might use acetoacetate over glucose?
normal fuels for respiration, heart muscle, and renal cortex
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what is a ketogenic diet?
a diet rich in fats and low in carbohydrates but with adequate proteins
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what can ketogenic diets lead to?
formation of substantial amounts of ketone bodies
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what do ketogenic diets do in children with epilepsy?
it helps reduce seizures in children suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy
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can fatty acids be converted into glucose?
no
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what happens when there is a decrease in oxaloacetate?
it slows down the Citric Acid Cycle
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why can acetyl CoA derived from fats not lead to the net synthesis of oxaloacetate or glucose?
because although two carbons enter the cycle when acetyl CoA condenses with oxaloacetate, two carbons are lost as CO2 before oxaloacetate is regenerated
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Pyruvate to Acetyl-CoA is a(n) ___ reaction
irreversible
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what can excess production of ketone bodies cause?
acidosis
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what is diabetic ketosis?
an overproduction of ketone bodies that occurs in patients with diabetes due to lack of insulin function
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what happens if insulin is absent or not working?
glucose cannot enter cells energy must be derived from fats fatty acid release from adipose tissue is enhanced
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why does acetyl CoA build up?
because the oxaloacetate, which can be generated from glucose, is not available to replenish the citric acid cycle
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what happens when all energy must be derived from fats?
it leads to the production of acetyl CoA
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why isn't glucose utilized much when insulin is absent?
insulin isn't there to turn on glucose pathways
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what is the predominant fuel for the brain?
Glucose
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what happens at the beginning of starvation?
protein degradation is initially the source of carbons for gluconeogenesis in the liver the glucose is released into the blood for the brain to use
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what happens after several days of fasting?
the brain starts to use ketone bodies as a fuel
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why are ketone bodies a better energy source than protein degradation during starvation?
ketone body use stops protein degradation and prevents tissue failure ketone bodies are synthesized from fats, the largest energy store in the body
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what are ketone bodies synthesized from?
fats, the largest energy store in the body
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why aren't amino acids a good source of energy?
using amino acids as an energy source causes the degradation of proteins which can cause organ failure
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what happens during starvation when ketone bodies begin to run out?
protein degradation starts
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why does protein degradation happen at the beginning of starvation?
the body needs time to build ketone body levels
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what is GLUT4?
glucose transporter for adipose tissue and muscle insulin dependent
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what regulates GLUT4?
insulin
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what happens to GLUT4 when glucose is low?
GLUT4 doesn't get induced
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what is GLUT2?
glucose transporter in liver low affinity, high capacity
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where does acetyl CoA go to get oxidized?
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how many grams of glucose are needed per day for brain survival during starvation?
40 grams
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how many grams of glucose are needed normally for brain survival?
120 grams
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what is survival dependent on?
survival is time dependent on triacylglycerol amount
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what happens after lipid stores are gone and proteins are used for energy again?
death imminent
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what is the sparing effect?
ketone levels increase as days of starvation increase glucose levels decrease as days of starvation increases

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