BIOCHEM 2EE3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Palmitoyl-Coa, Statin, Ketogenesis
21 Apr 2018
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Oil fish like salmon are excellent source of omega 3. Our body doesn(cid:495)t produce these kinds of fatty acids, so it has to be consumed in our diet as they are precursors for important compounds that regulate blood pressure. Ex. recent scientific evidence shows that some saturated fats in 2% milk are not all bad. Fats are stored in the body in the form of triacylglycerols (aka triglycerides) Triacylglycerols are made up of 3 fatty acids which have been esterified with glycerol. Triacylglycerols are usually made up of 2 or more different types of fatty acids. Most of our fat stores are found in our adipose tissue in specialized cells called (cid:494)adipocytes(cid:495) Some tissues like muscle also have a small amount of fat stored within the cell. An enzyme called lipase releases the free fatty acids from glycerol moiety by hydrolyzing the ester bonds.
