This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry has 23 clues. Answers range from 3 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Most absorption of fats occurs here
Acts as detergents and are used to solubilize triacylglycerols
Bile salts are made from ____ in the liver
FA are ___, meaning there is no water required and allows our bodies to store more in smaller spaces
The OTC medication that inhibits pancreatic lipase
Triacylglycerides are packaged into ________ in intestinal mucosal cells before entering circulation
Bile salts use this enzyme to interact with non polar fats
Pancreatic lipase enzymes cleave ______ bonds
inhibits lipolysis
stimulates lipolysis (two possible answers, pick the one that fits)
stimulates lipolysis (two possible answers, pick the one that fits)
this molecule phosphorylates Triacylglycerol lipase to its active form
This molecule de-phosphorylates Triacylglycerol lipase to its inactive form
fat is broken down when blood glucose levels are _______
The enzyme that sits on the outer membrane of the mitochondria responsible for converting carboxylate to a thioester.
This is the final product of FA oxidation
A carrier molecule that carries long FA chains into the mitochondria
Acyl-CoA is attached to the carrier molecule by what enzyme?
This molecule inhibits transport of FA into the mitochondria
Acyl-carnitine is transported into the mitochondria by carnitine-acylcarnitine ____________ and releases its contents into the matrix
FA __________ won't occur when FA synthesis is occurring
Patients will get this if there is a defect in the Carnitine shuttle transport system. Its a lack of fat usage
Patients will get this if there is a defect in the Carnitine shuttle transport system. Side effects include sever weakness, sweating, fast heart rate.