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Chap 9: Lipid Metabolism

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#1
Front (Question)

Building Block of Fatty Acid

Back (Answer)

Acetyl CoA

#2
Front (Question)

Lipoids

Back (Answer)

Phospholipids Glycolipids Cholesterol Cholesterol ester

#3
Front (Question)

Lipoids are important for

Back (Answer)

Membrane components

#4
Front (Question)

Triglyceride or triacylglycerole are used to

Back (Answer)

store and supply energy

#5
Front (Question)

Lipids have (chain and groups)

Back (Answer)

hydrocarbon chain and ester group

#6
Front (Question)

Lipid composed by

Back (Answer)

ester of fatty acid (C - O - C)

#7
Front (Question)

Lipid Metabolism

Back (Answer)

Lipolysis Lipogenesis Beta Oxidation Formation of Ketone Bodies

#8
Front (Question)

Lipogenesis (Divided into 3 Processes)

Back (Answer)

Biosynthesis of glycerol Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids Biosynthesis of the Triacylglycerol

#9
Front (Question)

Lipogenesis occurs in

Back (Answer)

(Mostly) adipose tissue, liver, lactating mammary glands, brain

#10
Front (Question)

Lipogenesis occurs in

Back (Answer)

(Mostly) adipose tissue, liver, lactating mammary glands, brain

#11
Front (Question)

7 malonyl-CoA (Part 1 of Bio. Tria)

Back (Answer)

7 Acetyl-CoA + 7CO2 + 7ATP

#12
Front (Question)

Acetyl-CoA + 7 malonyl CoA (+ 7ATP) (Part 2 of Bio Tria)

Back (Answer)

Palmitic Acid

#13
Front (Question)

The synthesis of long-chain FA carried out by my 2 enzyme system present in cytoplasm of cell

Back (Answer)

Acetyl CoA carboxylase FA synthase complex

#14
Front (Question)

One glucose produces Each acetyl CoA contains 4 glucose molecules

Back (Answer)

2 Acetyl CoA 2 Carbon are required to produce 16 carbons of palmitic acid

#15
Front (Question)

• Dehydrogenation

Back (Answer)

loss of hydrogen to form a C=C double bond

#16
Front (Question)

• Hydration

Back (Answer)

the addition of water across the C=C double bond

#17
Front (Question)

• Oxidation

Back (Answer)

loss of electrons and the formation of ketone C=O

#18
Front (Question)

• Thiolysis (breaks sulfur)

Back (Answer)

the splitting of coenzyme-A activated fatty acids

#19
Front (Question)

Adipose cells are specialized for

Back (Answer)

synthesis and storage of triacylglycerol

#20
Front (Question)

The TG stored in the adipocytes are hydrolyzed by lipases to produce free FA and glycerol which are released to the blood

Back (Answer)

Fat mobilization

#21
Front (Question)

Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL)

Back (Answer)

TG lipase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the TG degradation in adipose tissue

#22
Front (Question)

Lipolytic Hormones

Back (Answer)

• Epinephrine • Norepinephrine • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) • Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH) Glucagon *

#23
Front (Question)

Lipolytic Hormones

Back (Answer)

• Epinephrine • Norepinephrine • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) • Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH) Glucagon*

#24
Front (Question)

Anti-lipolytic hormone (Against fat breakdown)

Back (Answer)

Insulin (Opposite to Glucagon) (Stores fat)