24. Lipid Metabolism

Which of the following molecules will produce the most ATP per mole?

a. glucose or stearic acid (C₁₈)

Rank the following molecules based on amount of energy stored in them in increasing order (per mol).

I. Sucrose                           II. Arachidic                         III. Glucose                         IV. Behenic (22:0)

Provide total moles of ATP produced by complete β-oxidation of 3.4 g of palmitic acid (256.43 g/mol).

How many moles of ATP are produced by the complete oxidation of 1 mol of myristic acid?

Arrange these following four molecules in increasing order of their biological energy content (per mole):

a. Sucrose

b. Myristic acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH

c. Glucose

d. Capric acid, CH₃(CH₂)₈COOH

How many molecules of acetyl-CoA result from complete catabolism of the following compounds?

a. Myristic acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH

Which of the following molecules will produce the most ATP per mole?

d. lauric acid (C₁₂) or palmitic acid (C₁₆)

Caprylic acid, CH₃ ― (CH₂)₆ ― COOH, is a C₈ fatty acid found in milk.

a. State the number of β oxidation cycles for the complete oxidation of caprylic acid.

Lignoceric acid, CH₃ ― (CH₂)₂₂ ― COOH, is a C₂₄ fatty acid found in peanut oil in small amounts.

a. State the number of β oxidation cycles for the complete oxidation of lignoceric acid.

Consider the complete oxidation of oleic acid, CH₃ ― (CH₂)₇ ― CH = CH ― (CH₂)₇ ― COOH, which is a C₁₈ monounsaturated fatty acid.

a. How many cycles of β oxidation are needed?

Consider the complete oxidation of palmitoleic acid, CH₃ ― (CH₂)₅ ― CH = CH ― (CH₂)₇ ― COOH, which is a C₁₆ monounsaturated fatty acid found in animal and vegetable oils..

a. How many cycles of β oxidation are needed?

Arachidic acid is a C₂₀ fatty acid found in peanut and fish oils.

a. How many cycles of β oxidation are needed for the complete oxidation of arachidic acid?

Arachidic acid is a C₂₀ fatty acid found in peanut and fish oils.

c. Calculate the total ATP yield from the complete β oxidation of arachidic acid by completing the following:

Which of the following molecules will produce the most ATP per mole?

d. glucose or caprylic acid (C₈)

Consider the complete oxidation of capric acid, a saturated fatty acid, [10:0].

c How many ATP are generated from the complete oxidation of capric acid?