Biological Chemistry I

Session 15: Special Cases in Fatty Acid Metabolism

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Lecture Topics

Specialized Pathways of Fatty Acid Oxidation Isomerases Reposition Double Bonds Carboxylases Add Carbons

Readings

• No textbook readings

Lecture Video: Special Cases in Fatty Acid Metabolism

Professor Essigmann explores several special cases in fatty acid metabolism in this video. This includes fatty acids that have a cis-double bond and fatty acids that have an odd number of carbons.

• Storyboards 19–22 (PDF)

Problem Set & Solutions

• Problem Set 9 (PDF)
• Solutions to Problem Set 9 (PDF)

Problem Solving Video: Problem Set 9, Problem 1: Catabolism of Triacylglycerols

In this problem, Dr. Fedeles calculates how much energy we get from metabolizing a molecule of fat. In this case, the fat is triacylglycerols which are synthesized from three fatty acids joined together by one glycerol molecule.

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