Lipid Metabolism
The two essential fatty acids
Linoleic acid & alpha-linoleic acid
The precursor molecule of glycerophospholipids
Phosphatidic acid
The term for daily breaking down and building up proteins
The process of moving an amino acid's amino group to alpha-ketoglutarate
Transamination
The first molecular intermediate of fatty acid synthesis
Acetyl CoA
Synthesis of steroid hormones requires these two molecules
NADPH and O2
The molecule added to proteins that have been sent to be degraded
Ubiquitin
An indicator of liver damage
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
How many NADPH are required for fatty acid synthesis
14
The largest lipoprotein in the plasma
Chylomicron
Enzymes for protein digestion are secreted in this form
Zymogen/inactive
This many ATP molecules are used in the urea cycle
3
The type of fatty acid catabolism that the mitochondria perform
Beta oxidation
The base unit molecule of cholesterol
Steroid nucleus
Proteins rich in these amino acids have the highest turnover
PEST sequences
This molecule is recycled in the urea cycle
The process of mobilizing fatty acids from adipose tissue for energy
Ketogenesis
The creation of phospholipids requires the binding of either glycerol or an alcohol to this molecule
CDP
The final enzyme that cleaves oligopeptides into free amino acids
Aminopeptidase
The most abundant amino acid in the plasma
Glutamine