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Hormonal regulation
The TCA
The brain problem… Most energy stored as fatty acids Brain only uses Glc Fatty acids Glc? How does brain function during starvation?
Production of ketone bodies Starvation Glycogen = 1 day Amino acids Glc. BUT… Without TCA, liver makes “Ketone bodies” from fats
Ketone bodies
Diabetes & ketone bodies Extreme starvation Muscle breakdown Brain has plenty of Glc!
If only…
Making fatty acids = adding 2 Cs to chain!
AcCoA Malonyl CoA
ACP in FAS
FAS
Fatty acid synthesis
Substrate shuttling in FAS
Further steps…
Regulation of FAS & breakdown
Allosteric regulation of ACC