lipid metabolism Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
Q

how do lipids cross the cell membrane

A

through the fatty acyl carnitine shuttle

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2
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can FA be used for gluconeogenesis

A

no

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3
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where does beta oxidation occur

A

in the mitochondrial matrix

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4
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what are the products of one cycle of beta oxidation

A

1 acetyl Co A
1 FADH
1 NADH + H
1 fatty acyl CoA - shortened by 2 carbon atoms

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5
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what is the equation o the number of oxidation cycles for an even numbered saturated fat

A

(C/2) - 1

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6
Q

where and when are ketone bodies formed

A

in the liver mitochondria under fasting conditions

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7
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how are ketone bodies made

A

from acetyl Co A as a by product of beta oxidation

diffuse into the bloodstream

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8
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what do ketone bodies do in the brain

A

energy production and neurotransmitter synthesis

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9
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are ketone bodies toxic to peripheral tissues

A

no

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10
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what can ketone bodies lead to

A

ketoacidosis

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11
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what does glucose generate

A

acetyl Co A

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12
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what is acetyl Co A converted to

A

manonyl CO A

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13
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what is malonyl CO A

A

fatty acid synthesis precurose

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14
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what enzyme catalyses acetyl Co A to malonyl CoA

A

acetyl Co A carboxylase

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15
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what is Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase activity regulated by

A

nutrient and energy status

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16
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where are fatty acids made

17
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where are fatty acids degraded

A

matrix of mitochondria

18
Q

what stimulate Acetyl-CoA carboxylase

A

citrate and insulin

19
Q

what inhibit Acetyl-CoA carboxylase

A

AMP, glucagon, epinephrine palmitoyl Co A

20
Q

how does citrate stimulate

A

allosterically

21
Q

when is palmotoyl Co A abundant

A

when fatty acids in excess

22
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what does epinephrine signal

A

requirement for energy

23
Q

is fatty acid synthesis oxidative or reductive

24
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what does fatty acid synthesis require

25
what catalyses glycogen to glucose 1 phosphate
glycogen phosphorylase
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what catalyses glucose 1 phosphate to glucose 6 phosphate
phosphoglucomutase
27
what does gluconeogenesis proceed via the syntehsis of
oxaloacetate
28
what is glycogenin
protein in centre of glycogen polymer - important as glycogen synthase can only ass glucose to existing glycogen chain
29
where are amino acids oxidised
TCA cycle
30
what are amino acids precursors for
gluconeogenesis
31
where does glycolysis occur
cytoplasm
32
what is the P/O ratio
a measure of the ATP molecules formed per O atom reduced
33
what has a more lower redox potential - NADH or FADH 2
FADH (less likely to donate electron)
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what does a negative redox potential mean
lower affinity for electrons than H - more likely to donate