Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: 344cf33ad4264830802d8af9be43462b-oa-2

Answer: classification of fat

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Flashcard 12: 25b0b4eedaba438b9fd6b90136b02c98-ao-1

Answer: omega fatty acids

Extra: remember 3-small no. long names 6-big no. small names

Flashcard 13: 25b0b4eedaba438b9fd6b90136b02c98-ao-5

Answer: omega fatty acids

Extra: remember 3-small no. long names 6-big no. small names

Flashcard 14: Acetyl-CoA carboxylase is regulated via negative feedback by _____ and palmitoyl CoA

Answer: glucagon

Flashcard 15: Fatty acyl-carnitine is converted into _____ via the enzyme carnitine palmitoyl transferase 2 (CPT2)

Answer: fatty acyl-CoA

Flashcard 16: In the intermembrane space, fatty acyl-CoA is converted to _____ via the enzyme carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT1)

Answer: fatty acyl-carnitine

Flashcard 17: A major step in the conversion of Arachidonic acids (AA) to leukotrienes is the conversion to _____ by the enzyme 5-lipooxygenase

Answer: 5-HPETE

Flashcard 18: Increased NADH/NAD+ (e.g. due to ethanol) causes increased conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate -> _____, which combines with fatty acids to make triglycerides, leading to hepatosteatosis (liver pathology)

Answer: glycerol-3-phosphate

Flashcard 19: Acetyl-CoA carboxylase is regulated via positive feedback by _____ and citrate

Answer: insulin

Flashcard 20: Pregnenolone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

Answer: progesterone