What must take place before an activated fatty acid undergoes β oxidation?

Q: How many molecules of acetyl-CoA are produced by catabolism of the following fatty acids, and how…

A: Acetyl-CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) is a molecule that participates in many biochemical reactions in…

Q: Carnitine is an important cofactor in which stage of fatty acid metabolism?

A: Fatty acid metabolism involves beta oxidation and it consists of the following steps: Conversion of…

Q: Whether the inability to fully break down the amino acids lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan may…

A: Fatty acid oxidation is the aerobic process of breaking down a fatty acid into acetyl-CoA units…

Q: Why is pentose phosphate pathway important for increased lipolysis in adipose tissue in response to…

A: Introduction Carbohydrate overfeeding increases energy expenditure and net carbohydrate oxidation.…

Q: Define the term beta-oxidation?

A: Oxidation: It is the process of loss of electron by a molecule, atom or ion.

Q: How many acetyl CoA molecules can be produced during the complete β-oxidation of this fatty acid?

A: Answer- Beta oxidation is the biochemical reaction in which fatty acids molecules are broken down to…

Q: How is the production of ketone bodies related to ketoacidosis?

A: Glucose is the primary source for the production of ATP, and when the body does not have enough…

Q: What else can acetyl coA be formed from?

A: Acetyl-coA:          The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate from glycolysis which occurs in…

Q: How does the first cycle of fatty acid degradation differ from the subsequent cycles?

A: Metabolism is defined as the entire quantity of biochemical events that occur in an organism's cells…

Q: Describe beta oxidation and tell where it takes place Where does most of the glycerol produced by…

A: Fatty acids are a type of carboxylic acid consist of a long carbon chain that may be unsaturated or…

Q: How much ATP is formed from complete fatty acid oxidation?

A: Fatty acid oxidation : It is the mitochondrial aerobic process of breaking down a fatty acid into…

Q: Show how the following fatty acid is oxidized: CH, CH,CH,CH,CH– CH,-C-OH Indicate at which points…

A: Fatty acids act as building block for fats in our body and they are also found in the foods we eat.…

Q: Describe ketone bodies and their role in metabolism

A: Ketone bodies are predominant furl sources for all evolutionary domains of life. The body can use…

Q: How many ATP will be broken down in the complete β-oxidation of this fatty acid?

A: Beta-oxidation is the process of breaking down the long fatty acids into smaller fatty acyl CoA to…

Q: Given the statement on the image, which is/are true about fatty acid activation before beta…

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Q: The rate-limiting enzyme of fatty acid synthesis pathway is

A: Fatty acids can be synthesized from carbs and amino acid when taken in excess. The enzymes required…

Q: Is it possible to convert fatty acids to other lipids without acyl-CoA intermediates?

A: Fatty acids are building blocks of lipids. They combine with alcohol to form simple fats, such as…

Q: what is the rate limiting step in the oxidation of fatty acids?

A: Fatty acids are components of lipids composed of hydrocarbon chain and a carboxylic acid end. Fatty…

Q: How do hormones link fuel availability to fatty acid synthesis and degradation in humans?

A: For proper functioning of the nervous system and all the necessary processes, there is a need to…

Q: When deaminated, which amino acids produce citric acid cycle components and glycolysis…

A: Deamination of amino acids: Deamination is the removal of the amino group from any molecule.…

Q: How do the first three reactions in β-oxidation prepare the fatty acid for the fourth reaction?

A: Beta-oxidation is the catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the cytosol…

Q: Which tissues carry out fatty acid oxidation as their primary source of energy?

A: Fatty acid : A fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either…

Q: Which of the following produces the highest number of reducing equivalent molecules per mole of a…

A: In bichemistry, reducing equivalent refers to the chemical species which transfer the equivalent of…

Q: Explain the mechanism by which beta-oxidation of fatty acids is controlled.

A: The oxidation of fatty acids takes place in three stages.  The first stage is beta-oxidation. It…

Q: List three differences between fatty acid synthesis andb-oxidation.

A: Fatty acids are the biomolecules that are the building blocks of fats in the body. they joined…

Q: List three differences between fatty acid synthesis and β-oxidation.

A: Fatty acid synthesis : It is the creation of fatty acids from acetyl-CoA and NADPH through the…

Q: How does fatty acid synthesis in plants differ from fatty acid synthesis in animals?

A: Fatty acids refer to a type of carboxylic acids that have a saturated or an unsaturated aliphatic…

Q: Show the first cycle of beta-oxidation of stearic acid. How many  ATPs will be generated from the…

A: Stearic acid is an 18-carbon-containing unsaturated fatty acid. The beta-oxidation involves the…

Q: In beta oxidation fatty acids are oxidized. What is reduced?

A: Beta oxidation of fatty acid: This is the catabolism of saturated fatty acid in the cytoplasm. This…

Q: How does beta-oxidation function in lipid (triglyceride) catabolism?

A: Fatty acid catabolism is the mechanism by which the body accesses energy stored as triglycerides.…

Q: How does ketogenic diet affect the human physiological processes, particularly in the regulation of…

A: Ketogenic Diet    A diet introduced by Russel Wilder in 1921. A diet in which the proportion of…

Q: What enzyme is the point of regulation for fatty acid synthesis in the cytoplasm? Fatty acid…

A: Fatty acids are important micromolecules which combine together to form lipids in plants, animals…

Q: For each 2 carbons present in a fatty acid before beta oxidation how many acetyl-CoA molecules are…

A: Beta oxidation is the process including multiple steps for the break down of fatty acid molecules to…

Q: What is the ATP yield from the oxidation of one molecule of nervonic acid?

A: During the prolonged fasting condition and when the level of glucose decreases inside the body, to…

Q: How would a lack of carbohydrates affect the processing of fats by β-oxidation?

A: The rate of fatty acid oxidation changes in response to the nutritional and hormonal state of the…

Q: Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about fatty acid activation before β-oxidation?  I.…

A: Asked : Statement is true or not.

Q: When a 23 Carbon fatty acid is metabolized, what is the total number of (GROSS) ATP produced ?

A: Fatty acids can be metabolized by beta-oxidation. The beta-oxidation produces ATP. In…

Q: What is accomplished by transamination and oxidativedeamination?

A: An amino group is removed from a molecule during deamination. The deaminases are the enzymes that…

Q: How come different fatty acids produce different amounts of ATP during oxidation? What is the…

A: Beta oxidation is a catabolic process in which fatty acid molecules are broken down. In prokaryotes…

Q: What are the steps of beta-oxidation pathway?

A: The fatty acids’ oxidation take place in mitochondria, where they are converted into acetyl-CoA via…

Q: Under conditions where ketone bodies are being produced in the liver, how many ATPS can be produced…

A: Ketone body is the product of fatty acid break down. It is produced when the body has a low intake…

Q: How is acetyl coA carboxylase being regulated?

A: Fatty acids are the components of lipids. Fatty acids act as energy source when there is no dietary…

Q: Acetyl CoA is the precursor for fatty acid synthesis, the sources of acetyle coA are

A: Fatty acid biosynthesis occurs in the cytoplasm. Fatty acid biosynthesis starts with activation of…

Q: How is the fatty acid prepared for catabolism? Where in the cell does fatty acid activation take…

A: Introduction: Fatty acids are molecules composed of long chains of lipid and carboxylic acid. it is…