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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







