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Fatty Acids — Degradation by ß-oxidation:
What are Fatty acids activated by? |
their attachment to Coenzyme A in the cytosol
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Ketogenesis:
Why are Ketone bodies important? |
metabolic fuels for many peripheral tissues particularly the heart and skeletal muscle
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Ketogenesis:
What happens to the ketone bodies? |
They are reconverted to acetyl CoA for use in the Kreb's cycle
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How are fats transported?
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transported as lipoproteins (core of hydrophobic lipid surrounded by phospholipids and apoproteins) in the blood
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Lipid Transport:
What are Chylomicrons? |
lipids transported form GIT after a meal to the liver and other tissues
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Describe Apoproteins
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- are both integral and peripheral
- Apoproteins include receptors and enzymes and act as lipid transfer molecules |
