TCA cycle: triglycerides

Question 1

fn of lipase

Answer 1

exoenzyme that cleaves fatty acids from glycerol

Question 2

how are fatty acids catabolized

Answer 2

inside cell, f.a. catabolized into 2 carbon acetyl groups and linked to CoA. acetyl group can then be catabolized in the TCA

Question 3

what happens to the glycerol after

Answer 3

3-carbon glycerol enters glycolysis at a 3-c stage

Question 4

anabolism

Answer 4

glycolysis provides the metabolite for the synthesis of glycerol. acetyl groups are used to synthesize fatty acids