Lipid Metabolism Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• carboxylase : enzyme that carboxylates acetyl-coa in fatty acid synthesis
• synthase : multi-enzyme complex responsible for fatty acid synthesis
• acp : protein to which growing fatty acid chain remains attached during synthesis
• palmitate : 16-carbon fatty acid that is the main product of fatty acid synthase
• betaoxidation : process by which fatty acids are broken down to acetyl-coa
• carnitine : molecule that shuttles fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane
• triglycerides : main energy storage molecules in the body for lipids
• ketonebodies : compounds formed when acetyl-coa exceeds oxaloacetate
• lipase : rate-limiting enzyme for hydrolysis of triglycerides in adipose tissue
• mitochondria : cellular location where β-oxidation of fatty acids occurs
• glucagon : hormone that inhibits fatty acid synthesis
• insulin : hormone that stimulates fatty acid synthesis
• citrate : allosteric activator of acetyl-coa carboxylase
• palmitoyl : allosteric inhibitor of acetyl-coa carboxylase providing end-product inhibition
• phosphatidate : precursor used in synthesis of both phospholipids and triglycerides
• acetoacetate : ketone body that can be used by extrahepatic tissues as energy source
• carboxylation : first committed step in fatty acid biosynthesis
• thiokinase : enzyme that joins palmitate to coenzyme a
• hydration : one of the four steps in each cycle of β-oxidation