Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerol Correlation with Insulin-Dependent Glucose Utilization

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Which of the following is NOT a component required for TAG synthesis?

Activated free fatty acids (Acyl CoA)

Phospholipids (correct)

Dietary sources of fatty acids

Glycerol 3-Phosphate

What is the fate of the synthesized TAGs in adipose tissues?

Stored until degradation (correct)

Metabolized into amino acids

Converted to glucose

Transported out through VLDL

Which enzyme is absent in adipose tissue during TG synthesis?

Lipoprotein lipase

Glycerol kinase (correct)

Glycogen synthase

Pyruvate carboxylase

What is the immediate substrate for fatty acid synthesis?

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Which molecule serves as a cofactor requirement for fatty acid synthesis?

NADPH Signup and view all the answers

How is acetate shuttled out of mitochondria during fatty acid synthesis?

As citrate Signup and view all the answers

What is carboxylated to malonyl-CoA in fatty acid synthesis?

Acetyl-CoA Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following serves as a source of CO2 during fatty acid synthesis?

HCO3– Signup and view all the answers

What type of lipoproteins are mainly responsible for transporting TAGs out of the liver?

Very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) Signup and view all the answers

What is the end product of fatty acid synthesis?

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Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerol Correlation with Insulin-Dependent Glucose Utilization

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Which of the following is NOT a component required for TAG synthesis?

What is the fate of the synthesized TAGs in adipose tissues?

Which enzyme is absent in adipose tissue during TG synthesis?

What is the immediate substrate for fatty acid synthesis?

Which molecule serves as a cofactor requirement for fatty acid synthesis?

How is acetate shuttled out of mitochondria during fatty acid synthesis?

What is carboxylated to malonyl-CoA in fatty acid synthesis?

Which of the following serves as a source of CO2 during fatty acid synthesis?

What type of lipoproteins are mainly responsible for transporting TAGs out of the liver?

What is the end product of fatty acid synthesis?

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