Lipid Metabolism - UCA | Faculty Sites at the University of...
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Lipid Metabolism Lipid digestion Fatty acid activation Carnitine shuttle B-oxidation Fatty acid synthesis Regulation
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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