Fat Respiration

• 1. Triglycerides are hydrolysed into fatty acids and glycerol 
• 2. Phosphorylation of glycerol is carried out using ATP and glycerol phosphate is formed 

  as a result, which can then enter the glycolysis pathway 
• 3. The fatty acids are broken down into 2C molecules and enter the pathway at the acetyl CoA stage
• 4. Triglycerides are energy rich (39kJg-1) compared to carbohydrates (16kJg-1)