Fat (Beta) Oxidation
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- Created on: 16-12-12 20:59
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2. What aids the re-esterification of Glyceral and 3 fatty acid molecules into a triglyceride?
- Carbon dioxide
- Lactate
- Oxygen
- Lactic acid
3. What happens to the glycerol compounds formed in the breakdown of triglycerides
- They are absorbed by the liver
- They are absorbed into the bloodstream
- They are immediately recycled and used for the reesterification of triglycerides
4. Which of the following best describes beta oxidation?
- The oxidation of fat molecules using Beta enzymes
- The sequential removal of 2 carbon fragments from a fatty acid
- The adding of oxygen molecules to triglyceride compounds
5. Fat oxidation can be summarised into three simple steps. What is the 1st step?
- Lipids must be mobilised from adipose tissue. TAG is degraded to fatty acids & glycerol
- Fatty acids must be taken into the cell, activated and transported into the mitochondria for further degradation.
- Fatty acids are broken down step by step to acetyl CoA to enter the TCA cycle.
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