Lipid Metabolism

Lipid digestionFatty acid activation Carnitine shuttleB-oxidationFatty acid synthesisRegulation

Fatty acid activation

Carnitine Shuttle

β-oxidation

-Breakdown of F.A.

-Occurs in mitochondrial matrix

β-oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids

Ketone Bodies

Fatty Acid Synthesis

-Cytoplasm

-Acetyl-CoA carboxylase