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Lecture 22 Web: pollev.com/ucibio Text: To: 37607 Type in: 169964
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Hormonal regulation
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The TCA
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The brain problem… Most energy stored as fatty acids Brain only uses Glc Fatty acids Glc? How does brain function during starvation?
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Production of ketone bodies Starvation Glycogen = 1 day Amino acids Glc. BUT… Without TCA, liver makes “Ketone bodies” from fats
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Ketone bodies
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Diabetes & ketone bodies Extreme starvation Muscle breakdown Brain has plenty of Glc!
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If only…
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Making fatty acids = adding 2 Cs to chain!
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AcCoA Malonyl CoA
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ACP in FAS
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FAS
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Fatty acid synthesis
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Substrate shuttling in FAS
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Further steps…
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Regulation of FAS & breakdown
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Allosteric regulation of ACC
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