lipid metabolism

Question 1

The backbone of a triglyceride molecule is

Answer 1

glycerol, consisting of a small chain

of three carbon-based groups

Question 2

A fatty acid is attached to

Answer 2

every carbon group, resulting in a complete

triglyceride

Question 3

FA

Answer 3

serum fatty acid

Question 4

SFA

Answer 4

serum saturated fatty acid

Question 5

TG

Answer 5

TRYGLYCERIDE

Question 6

TG

Answer 6

TRYGLYCERIDE

Question 7

PUFA

Answer 7

POLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID

Question 8

SERUM FA HAS WIDE EFFECT ON

Answer 8

METABOLISM

Question 9

INCREASE TG

Answer 9

SERUM SFA

Question 10

PUFA REDUCES

Answer 10

TG

Question 11

These are therefore the foremost

storage form of fuel in most animals

Answer 11

Fatty acids (mainly in the form of triglycerides)

Question 12

these are important precursors to triglycerides, phospholipids,
second messengers, hormones and ketone bodies

Answer 12

Intact fatty acids

Question 13

this hydrolyzes the stored fat in those cells into glycerol and fatty acids

Answer 13

Hormone-sensitive lipase in adipose tissue

Question 14

Glycerol can enter the glycolytic cycle via

Answer 14

conversion to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (a two-step conversion using glycerol kinase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase)

Question 14

Glycerol can enter the glycolytic cycle via

Answer 14

conversion to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (a two-step conversion using glycerol kinase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase)

Question 15

The fatty acids are secreted from the adipose cells into the bloodstream where they

Answer 15

bind to a carrier protein, albumin

Question 16

This complex can then be brought inside of other cells by ___, where they can
be broken down as an energy source

Answer 16

endocytosis

Question 16

This complex can then be brought inside of other cells by ___, where they can
be broken down as an energy source

Answer 16

endocytosis

Question 17

The breakdown of fatty acids occurs by

Answer 17

β-oxidation inside the mitochondrial matrix

Question 18

The first step is performed by one of a family of enzymes known as

Answer 18

acyl-CoA synthetases or thiokinases, and requires Coenzyme A and ATP hydrolysis