Fatty Acids & Lipids Overview
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Fatty Acids & Lipids Overview

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What type of bond do saturated fatty acids contain?

  • Triple bonds
  • Multiple double bonds
  • Single bonds only (correct)
  • One double bond

    • Which of the following is a key precursor of eicosanoids?

  • Lecithin
  • Cholesterol
  • Arachidonic acid (correct)
  • Palmitic acid

    • What distinguishes cis fatty acids from trans fatty acids?

  • Trans fatty acids are essential for cell membranes
  • Cis fatty acids have a tight packing structure
  • Cis fatty acids contain no double bonds
  • Trans fatty acids are formed during hydrogenation (correct)

    • What causes the accumulation of homocysteine in the blood and urine?

    <p>Defect in cystathionine synthase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do phosphoaglycerols play in cell membranes?

    <p>Play a pivotal role in membrane fluidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is homocystinuria primarily treated?

    <p>High doses of vitamin B6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lipid is derived from ceramide?

    <p>Sphingolipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about a hypercatabolic state is true?

    <p>It results in negative nitrogen balance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do trans fatty acids affect cholesterol levels in the body?

    <p>They increase serum LDL cholesterol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do amino acids play during infection and wound healing?

    <p>They are prioritized for immune system support.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major consequence of elevated purine degradation?

    <p>Increased uric acid leading to gout</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main structural characteristic of cholesterol?

    <p>It contains a tetracyclic ring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme is inhibited by allopurinol to treat gout?

    <p>Xanthine oxidase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect do fish oils, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, have on health?

    <p>Decrease cardiovascular mortality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which physiological change occurs in a hypercatabolic state?

    <p>Mobilization of fats and proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the metabolic effect of hypercatabolic states?

    <p>Characterized by negative nitrogen balance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the active form of folate that can accept carbon atoms from serine and glycine?

    <p>FH4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following conditions can arise from folate deficiency?

    <p>Megaloblastic anemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of a vitamin B12 deficiency in relation to folate metabolism?

    <p>Trapping FH4 in a methylated form</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which food sources are primarily associated with vitamin B12?

    <p>Animal products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following amino acids provides carbon for folate in metabolism?

    <p>Serine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the potential effects of low folate levels during early pregnancy?

    <p>Neural tube defects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is vitamin B12 important in the context of folate-dependent metabolism?

    <p>It recycles folate for nucleotide production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the health implication of the folate trap phenomenon?

    <p>Hinderance in nucleotide synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of insulin after a high carbohydrate meal?

    <p>Stimulates glucose storage as glycogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs in the body when glucose levels are low?

    <p>Glucagon mobilizes stored fuels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nutrient's metabolism is directly affected by hormonal regulation during fasting?

    <p>Carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of glucagon on liver function during fasting?

    <p>Activates gluconeogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do insulin and glucagon levels fluctuate in response to glucose presence?

    <p>Insulin release inhibits glucagon release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens after a high protein meal with no carbohydrates?

    <p>Only a small increase in insulin occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between glucose and insulin?

    <p>Glucose stimulates insulin release after a meal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key role of adipose tissue in response to glucagon during fasting?

    <p>Stimulates fatty acid release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of NADPH in the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

    <p>To reduce oxidative stress and reduce glutathione</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phase of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway is irreversible?

    <p>Oxidative phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency during oxidative stress?

    <p>Hemolysis due to lack of NADPH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does ribose-5-phosphate contribute to cellular functions?

    <p>It acts as a precursor for nucleotide synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of transferase enzymes in UDP-sugar metabolism?

    <p>They facilitate the transfer of sugar moieties to various substrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following substances are synthesized using UDP-glucose?

    <p>Glycogen and glycoproteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does ribose-5-phosphate play in rapidly growing cells?

    <p>It is a source for nucleotide synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant function of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by the Pentose Phosphate Pathway?

    <p>To kill invading pathogens during phagocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Fatty Acids & Lipids

    • Saturated fatty acids: single bonds only
    • Monounsaturated fatty acids: one double bond
    • Polyunsaturated fatty acids: multiple double bonds
    • Essential fatty acids: linoleic acid, α-linolenic acid, and arachidonic acid
    • Arachidonic acid: precursor of eicosanoids, which regulate inflammation, muscle contraction, blood pressure
    • Cis configuration: virtually all double bonds in naturally occurring polyunsaturated fatty acids are in cis configuration
    • Cholesterol: very non-polar, contains a tetracyclic ring, humans cannot degrade the ring structure, can be converted to cholesterol esters
    • Phosphoaglycerols: key components of cell membranes, glycerol backbone, play a role in signal transduction and metabolic pathways, contribute to cell membrane fluidity
    • Sphingolipids: derived from ceramide, key components of cell membranes, regulate cell death/survival, toxin binding, and cell-cell recognition
    • Sphingomyelin: a type of sphingolipid
    • Sphingoglycolipid: a type of sphingolipid
    • Lipid bilayers: can be formed by phosphoaglycerols and sphingolipids. Cholesterol inserts into these bilayers
    • Membrane proteins: include integral and peripheral proteins, carbohydrate moieties on the extracellular side

    Trans Fatty Acids

    • Trans fatty acids are formed during hydrogenation
    • They convert cis bonds to trans bonds
    • Cis fatty acids make membrane packing loose, while trans fatty acids make membrane packing tight.
    • They increase serum LDL cholesterol, triacylglycerols, and platelet aggregation.
    • They decrease HDL cholesterol.
    • Fish oils are rich in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids which benefit cardiovascular health.

    Pentose Phosphate Pathway

    • NADPH is used for:
      • biosynthetic reactions
      • preventing oxidative damage to cells
      • generating reactive oxygen species for phagocytosis
    • Ribose is used for nucleotide biosynthesis.
    • Oxidative phase: produces 2 NADPH, CO2, and ribose-5-phosphate
    • Non-oxidative phase: interconverts 5- and 6- carbon sugars, produces fructose-6-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.
    • Oxidative phase is irreversible, does not generate ATP, G6PDH is the rate-limiting enzyme and is inhibited by NADPH.
    • Non-oxidative phase is reversible, ribose-5-phosphate consumed in growing cells, ribose-phosphate can feed into glycolytic intermediates when only NADPH is needed.

    Functions of NADPH

    • Reductive biosynthesis (anabolism): helps reduce glutathione to scavenge reactive oxygen species.
    • Generation of reactive oxygen species in phagocytes.
    • Strong reductant.
    • Reduced glutathione (GSH): maintains a reducing environment in cells and degrades reactive oxygen species.

    Roles of Ribose-5-phosphate

    • Sugar component of nucleotides: used in DNA/RNA synthesis, cell growth.
    • ATP and cofactors: critical for cell processes.

    Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Red Blood Cells

    • Scavenges reactive oxygen species.

    Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Phagocytosis

    • Respiratory burst: provides NADPH for the NADPH oxidase enzyme.
    • Phagocytic cells: rapidly consume oxygen to produce reactive oxygen species to kill invading pathogens.

    Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

    • Hemolysis: occurs during times of oxidative stress.
    • Symptoms: revealed by oxidative stress, which can be triggered by antimalarial agents, infections, and fava beans.
    • Glutathione defense mechanism: impaired due to deficiency.

    UDP-Sugars

    • Formation: glucose forms UDP-sugars
    • Roles: used in synthesis of lactose, glycoproteins, glycolipids, proteoglycans, and glucuronides
    • Metabolic fate of UDP-glucose: donor for glycogen and glycoproteins, epimerization to form UDP-galactose
    • Transferase enzymes: utilize UDP-sugars in various metabolic processes, including glycoprotein and galactose metabolism.
    • UDP-glucuronate: important for drug detoxification, excretion of bilirubin, and steroid excretion.

    Folate (B9) and Vitamin B12 (B12) in Metabolism

    • Carbon carriers: crucial in nucleotide biosynthesis.
    • Deficiencies: can lead to disease (anemia, etc.).
    • Sources of single-carbons in the folate cycle: serine and glycine.
    • Nucleotide biosynthesis: Folate is essential.
    • Folate-mediated carbon transfer: from serine and glycine to folate.
    • Purine nucleotide synthesis: folate transfers carbon to synthesize adenosine and guanosine.
    • Deoxythymidine (dTMP) synthesis: folate helps synthesize dTMP.
    • Vitamin B12: folate transfers carbon to vitamin B12 for other pathways.

    B-Vitamins in Oral Health

    • Folate deficiency: leads to megaloblastic anemia.
    • Megaloblastic anemia: characterized by decreased mature red blood cells and accumulation of nucleated precursor cells (megaloblasts).
    • Neural tube defects: low folate in early pregnancy increases risk of neural tube defects, like spina bifida.
    • Vitamin B12 deficiency: also leads to megaloblastic anemia, found exclusively in animal products.
    • Folate trap: in absence of B12, FH4 is trapped and cannot be recycled.
    • Pernicious anemia: an autoimmune condition preventing vitamin B12 absorption due to parietal cell destruction in the stomach, leads to deficiency.

    Homocystinuria (HCU)

    • Defect: in cystathionine synthase, leading to homocysteine accumulation.
    • Consequences: cardiovascular diseases, thromboembolisms, pectus excavatum, lens dislocation.
    • Treatment: high doses of vitamin B6, decreased methionine intake, increased B12 and folate intake.

    Gout

    • Elevated purine degradation: can lead to gout.
    • Uric acid: major purine degradation product, formed by xanthine oxidase.
    • Insolubility of uric acid: causes inflammation and gout.
    • Allopurinol: inhibits xanthine oxidase, used to treat gout.

    Amino Acid Metabolism During Infection and Wound Healing

    • Hypercatabolic state: occurs during physical trauma or critical illness, altering amino acid metabolism to support immune cell production.
    • Immune system priority: immune system cells receive priority for amino acid utilization.
    • Increased fuel utilization: characterized by increased fuel utilization and negative nitrogen balance.
    • Cortisol: elevated levels during hypercatabolic state, stimulating glucose/ fatty acid metabolism.
    • Mobilization of protein, lipid, and carbohydrates: maintain normal tissue function if dietary intake is insufficient, for immune response and wound healing.
    • Negative nitrogen balance: protein breakdown and nitrogen excretion exceed dietary protein intake.
    • Amino acid redirection: towards building the immune system.

    Amino Acid Metabolism

    • Building blocks: required for protein production.
    • Cellular energy: some amino acids can be used for energy.
    • Neurotransmitters, hormones, and nucleotides: raw materials for synthesis of these molecules.
    • Dietary protein: essential source of amino acids.
    • Peptidases: digestive enzymes that break down protein.
    • Ammonium packaging: ammonia produced from amino acid metabolism is packaged into urea by the urea cycle.

    Dietary Needs

    • Folate and B12: important for nucleotide biosynthesis which is vital for blood cell production and cell division.
    • Vitamin B6: involved in various metabolic processes, including amino acid metabolism.
    • Precursors of neurotransmitters: several amino acids serve as precursors.

    Fuel Switching

    • Storage: when dietary fuel is abundant, we store as much as possible.
    • Mobilization: when dietary fuel is scarce, we mobilize fuel stores.
    • Insulin and glucagon/catecholamines: control fuel storage, mobilization, and switching.
    • Blood glucose levels: regulate insulin and glucagon.
    • Insulin: promotes fuel storage after a meal.
    • Glucagon: mobilizes fuels and maintains blood glucose levels during fasting.

    Insulin and Glucagon Effects

    • Insulin effects:
      • Stimulates glucose storage as glycogen in muscle and liver.
      • Stimulates fatty acid synthesis and storage after a high carbohydrate meal.
      • Stimulates amino acid uptake and protein synthesis.
    • Glucagon effects:
      • Activates gluconeogenesis (making new glucose) and glycogenolysis (breaking down glycogen) in the liver during fasting.
      • Activates fatty acid release from adipose tissue.

    Time Course of Glucose, Insulin, and Glucagon Levels

    • Post-meal glucose/insulin pulse duration: depends on carbohydrate absorption rate in the gut.
    • Glucose stimulates insulin release.
    • Insulin/glucose inhibits glucagon release.
    • Glucagon is stable as long as insulin and glucose levels are above baseline.
    • Glucose and insulin parallel each other on time course graphs.
    • Glucagon and insulin have opposite effects in blood.
    • High protein meal without carbohydrates: small insulin increase for amino acid uptake and protein synthesis, large glucagon increase for glucose and fatty acid metabolism control.

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