Fatty Acid Catabolism - Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry

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Biotechnology

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Set 1: The Foundations of Biochemistry

Set 2: Water

Set 3: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Set 4: The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins

Set 5: Protein Function

Set 6: Enzymes

Set 7: Carbohydrates and Glycobiology

Set 8: Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Set 9: DNA-Based Information Technologies

Set 10: Lipids

Set 11: Biological Membranes and Transport

Set 12: Biosignaling

Set 13: Bioenergetics and Biochemical Reaction Types

Set 14: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Set 15: Principles of Metabolic Regulation

Set 16: The Citric Acid Cycle

Set 17: Fatty Acid Catabolism

Set 18: Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea

Set 19: Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation

Set 20: Carbohydrate Biosynthesis in Plants and Bacteria

Set 21: Lipid Biosynthesis

Set 23: Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism

Set 24: Genes and Chromosomes

Set 25: DNA Metabolism

Set 26: RNA Metabolism

Set 27: Protein Metabolism

Set 28: Regulation of Gene Expression

Set 17 Fatty Acid Catabolism

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Set 17 Fatty Acid Catabolism

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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oxidation, which cofactor is required for the conversion of a

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-hydroxyacyl-CoA to a

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-ketoacyl-CoA?

A) NAD⁺
B) FAD
C) H₂O
D) CoA-SH
E) All of the answers are correct.

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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What is the extra product resulting from the

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oxidation of a saturated fatty acid with 19 carbons as compared to that of a fatty acid with 18 carbons?

A) acetoacetyl-CoA
B) succinyl-CoA
C) acetyl-CoA
D) malonyl-CoA
E) propionyl-CoA

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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In the following equation, which substance is being reduced?

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-ketoacyl-CoA B) l-

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-hydroxy-acyl-CoA C) NADH D) NAD⁺ E) H⁺" class="answers-bank-image d-block" loading="lazy" >

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-ketoacyl-CoA
B) l-

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-hydroxy-acyl-CoA
C) NADH
D) NAD⁺
E) H⁺

Answer