Chap. 7

• What is beta oxidation?


  metabolic reactions that oxidize free fatty acids to produce acetyl coa
• Where are fatty acids attatched to when transported into working cells?

  albumin
• Fatty acids must be activated by a coenzyme before being shuttled across the mitochondreal membrane by carnitnie
• Is protein used as energy during periods of starvation?

  Yes
• When is stored energy released?

  sleep, fasting, exercise
• What is extra energy stored as?

  carbs in limited amounts
• What is extra energy stored as?

  fat in unlimited amounts
• Where does glucose come from during short term fasting?

  glucogenic AAs and glycerl
• During starvation, what provides glucose to the brain?

  muscle and organ proteins