Exam 28: Fatty Acid Synthesis

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The molecule ________________ is the form in which acetyl groups are carried across the mitochondrial membrane from the matrix to the cytoplasm.

Enzymes from which of the following pathways are utilized for fatty acid synthesis?

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -Fatty acid synthesis takes place in ________________ stages.

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The availability of the metabolite ________________ determines whether acetyl CoA, made from fatty acids, can enter the citric acid cycle.

What are the four physiological roles for fatty acids?

Increasing the activity of adenylate kinase results in the activation of which enzyme?

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -________________ is the product of the committed step in fatty acid synthesis.

Acetylation of serine on prostaglandin synthase (COX enzymes) leads to the reduction of which lipid mediator?

The synthesis of fatty acids takes place in the ________________ of the cell.

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -________________ is the key regulator of fatty acid metabolism

Explain this statement: "Fats burn in the flame of carbohydrates."

A biotin-deficient diet may lead to an increase of cytosolic ________________.

NADPH-reducing equivalents important for the biosynthesis of fatty acids come from several sources. Explain.

What is citrate's role in fatty acid synthesis?

Acetyl CoA is transferred from the mitochondria to the cytoplasm in the form of ________________.

What are the similarities between fatty acid synthesis and degradation?

The reaction that catalyzes the addition of an activated two-carbon compound with an activated three-carbon compound is:

How is the structure of fatty acid degradation enzymes different from that of synthesis enzymes?

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The reaction utilizing NADP⁺ and malate uses the ________________ enzyme.

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The date rape drug GHB is an isomer of ________________.