SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY Fatty Acid Oxidation
Overview of Lipid Metabolism
Triglyceride Breakdown Triglycerides break down into 3 fatty acids and one molecule of glycerol.
Activation of Fatty Acids Acyl-CoA Synthetase Step 1
Activation of Fatty Acids Acyl-CoA Synthetase Step 2
Carnitine as a Carrier
Carnitine as a Carrier
Fatty Acid Oxidation Saturated Fatty Acyl-CoA
Fatty Acid Oxidation Step 2
Fatty Acid Oxidation Step 3
Fatty Acid Oxidation Step 4
Examples of Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Oxidation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Oxidation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Oxidation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Oxidation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids Moves the double bond!
Another Problem in Oxidizing Unsaturated Fatty Acids Poor substrate for enoyl-CoA hydratase
Alternative Pathway for Unsaturated Fatty Acids Study Figure 20-12 and Figure 20-15
Odd-Chain Fatty Acids