Shuttles

Question 1

Shuttle: Transport of cytosolic NADH to the inner mitochondrial membrane, present in brain and white muscle

Answer 1

Glycerophosphate Shuttle

Question 2

Shuttle: Transport of cytosolic NADH to the inner mitochondrial membrane, present in heart muscle and most tissues

Answer 2

Malate-Aspartate Shuttle

Question 3

Shuttle: Transport of mitochondrial acetyl-CoA into the cytoplasm to produce a 16-carbon fatty acid

Answer 3

Citrate Shuttle

Question 4

Shuttle: Transport of cytosolic palmitoyl-CoA into the mitochondria for beta-oxidation

Answer 4

Carnitine Shuttle