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Which of the following would be the most fluid?
a. polyunsaturated 18 carbon-f.a.
b. saturated 18 carbon-f.a.
c.saturated 16 carbon-f.a.
d. polyunsaturated 16 carbon f.a.
D.
Regarding fatty acids, the notation 20:4 indicates ____.
A 20 carbon fatty acid containing 4 double bonds.
Why are triacylglycerols an excellent design for energy storage?
They are anhydrous and reduced.
Fatty acids are the building blocks of ____ and ____.
Glycolipids and phospholipids.
Enzymes that digest the triacylglycerols into free fatty acids and monoacylglycerol are called ___.
Lipases.
The hormone ____ induces lipolysis, while the hormone ___ inhibits the process.
Epinephrine induces lipolysis.
Insulin inhibits lipolysis.
The function of the enzyme acyl CoA synthetase is ____.
ATP-dependent activation of fatty acids using CoA.
The site of most fatty acid degradation in the cell is the ___.
Mitochondria.
How many rounds of beta-oxidation would be required for a fatty acid with an acyl chain of 16 carbons?
7. (16 divided by 2 then minus 1)
What is the committed step of fatty acid synthesis?
Synthesis of malonyl CoA