Foodstuffs and their energy contents © Michael Palmer 2014
Carbon pools in carbohydrate and fat metabolism © Michael Palmer 2014
Triacylglycerol and its cleavage products © Michael Palmer 2014
Solubilization of fat by detergents © Michael Palmer 2014
Uptake and re-packaging of digested fat in the small intestine © Michael Palmer 2014
The lymphatics drain excess fluid from the interstitial space © Michael Palmer 2014
Chylomicrons are drained from the intestine through the lymphatics, bypassing the liver © Michael Palmer 2014
Lipoprotein lipase extracts triacylglycerol from chylomicrons © Michael Palmer 2014
Two activated forms of fatty acids © Michael Palmer 2014
Activation of fatty acids and transport to the mitochondrion © Michael Palmer 2014
Reactions in β-oxidation © Michael Palmer 2014
Shared reaction patterns in β-oxidation and TCA cycle © Michael Palmer 2014
The reaction mechanism of thiolase © Michael Palmer 2014
Utilization of propionate © Michael Palmer 2014
Organ relationships in triacylglycerol utilization © Michael Palmer 2014
Brown fat tissue © Michael Palmer 2014
Medium-chain fatty acids ● contain less than 12 carbon atoms ● low content in most foods, but relatively high (10–15%) in palm seed and coconut oil, from which they are industrially prepared ● triglycerides with medium chains are more soluble and more rapidly hydrolyzed by gastric and pancreatic lipase ● not efficiently re-esterified inside intestinal cells; systemic uptake mostly as free fatty acids ● reach mitochondria by diffusion, without prior activation to acyl-CoA and acyl-carnitine
Ketone body metabolism © Michael Palmer 2014
Synthesis of acetoacetate and β-hydroxybutyrate © Michael Palmer 2014
Decarboxylation of acetoacetate © Michael Palmer 2014
Acetone can serve as a precursor for gluconeogenesis © Michael Palmer 2014
Anticonvulsant effects of acetone and acetol © Michael Palmer 2014
The acetyl-CoA carboxylase reaction © Michael Palmer 2014
The structure of fatty acid synthase © Michael Palmer 2014
Phosphopantetheine acts as a flexible tether in acyl carrier protein © Michael Palmer 2014
Fatty acid synthase reactions (1) © Michael Palmer 2014
Fatty acid synthase reactions (2) © Michael Palmer 2014
Mitochondrial export of acetyl-CoA via citrate © Michael Palmer 2014
Mitochondrial export of acetyl-CoA via acetoacetate © Michael Palmer 2014
Elongation and desaturation of fatty acids ● elongases reside in mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum ● chemistry of elongation similar to β-oxidation in mitochondria, similar to fatty acid synthase in the ER ● desaturases occur in the ER, introduce double bonds at various positions ● double bonds are created at least 9 carbons away from the ω end—ω-3 fatty acids cannot be formed and are therefore essential
Cerulenin, an antibiotic that irreversibly inhibits fatty acid synthase © Michael Palmer 2014
Fatty acid synthase inhibition slows tumor growth in mouse experiments © Michael Palmer 2014
The glyoxylate cycle © Michael Palmer 2014
Reactions in the glyoxylate cycle © Michael Palmer 2014