What are lipids?
- major parts of cell walls
What can lipids become?
Requirements for lipid biosynthesis
- NADPH as a reduced electron carrier
Anabolic lipid pathways
reductive
Catabolic lipid pathways
oxidative
What are the two molecules necessary for lipid formation?
- acetyl-CoA
Draw the structure of malonyl CoA
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Fatty acid biosynthesis and breakdown pathways
two different pathways
Fatty acid biosynthesis and breakdown enzymes
different enzymes
Fatty acid biosynthesis and breakdown location
different parts of the cell
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase action
Biotin and Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
biotin forms an amide linkage with the enzyme
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase structure
3 multifunctional domains
Fatty acid synthase
catalyzes the stepwise addition of acetyl groups by an activated malonyl group forming a fatty acid chain
Final product of fatty acid synthase
saturated 16 carbon fatty acid called palmitate
Fatty acid synthase groups
- 2 enzyme thiols serve as activating groups
4 steps in fatty acid synthase
E. coli fatty acid synthase
Acyl carrier protein
- 2 other groups identical to coenzyme A
4’-phosphopantetheine
serves as a flexible arm moving the reaction intermediates from one active site to the next
Acetyl-CoA -ACP trancacetylase (AT)
catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to the Cys -SH group of beta-leto acyl-ACP synthase (KS)
-uses the only acetyl-CoA required in fatty acid biosynthesis
Malonyl-CoA -ACP transferase (MT)
catalyzes the transfer of a malonyl group from malonyl-CoA to the Cys -SH group of the acyl carrier protein (ACP)
Fatty acid synthesis step 1
CO2 released in step 1