BIOCHEM FINALS
SOURCES OF LIPIDS
These are lipids synthesized in the body: Fatty acids, TAG, Cholesterol esters, Phospholipids
Endogenous Source
SOURCES OF LIPIDS
These are lipids obtained through diet: TAG is 90%, while Phospholipids and cholesterol, cholesterol esters, Free fatty Acids, and fat soluble vitamins is 10%
Exogenous Sources
Animal source and vegetable source is what type of sources of lipids
Exogenous sources
What are the two major forms of stored energy?
Triacylglycerols and Glycogen
Tgs are more efficient energy stores because:
1. They are stored in an anhydrous form
2. Their fatty acids are more reduced than monosaccharides
True
1g of triacylglycerols stores more than ______ ________ as much energy as 1g of glycogen
six times