3. Outline
1. Introduction
2. Digestion and absorption in GI
3. Formation and secretion of lipoproteins (chylomicron) by
enterocytes
4. Blood circulation and targeting of dietary lipids and
lipoproteins
5. Destination of fatty acids in tissues
6. Lipid transport in fed state
7. Lipid transport in fasted state
8. Oxidation of fatty acids
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4. 1. Importance of lipids and lipoproteins
• Heterogeneous group of water insoluble organic molecules
• Major source of energy (9Kc/1gr)
• Storage of energy (TAG in adipose tissue)
• Amphipatic barriers (PL, FC)
• Regulatory or coenzyme role (vitamins)
• Control of body’s homeostasis (steroid hormones, PG)
• Consequences of imbalance in lipids and lipoproteins
metabolism:
– Atherosclerosis
– Obesity
– Diabetes
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5. 1. Importance of lipids and lipoproteins
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Atherosclerosis
Obesity
7. 2.1. Dietary fats contents
• Triacylglycerol (TAG)
– Over 93% of the fat that is consumed in the diet is
in the form of triglycerides (TG) or TAG
• Cholesterol (FC, CE)
• Phospholipids (PL)
• Free fatty acids (FFA)
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10. 2.3. Digestion of dietary fats
Digestion in stomach
Lingual lipase -----acid stable
Gastric lipase -----acid stable
• These enzymes are most effective for short and medium chain
fatty acids
• Milk, egg yolk and fats containing short chain fatty acids are
suitable substrates for its action
• Play important role in lipid digestion in neonates
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12. 2.5. Bile Salts
Bile salts are synthesized in the liver and stored in
the gallbladder
They are derivatives of cholesterol
Bile salts help in the emulsification of fats
Bile salts help in combination of lipase with two
molecules of a small protein called as Colipase. This
combination enhances the lipase activity
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13. 2.6. Pancreatic enzymes in degradation of
dietary lipids
• Pancreatic Lipase (along with
colipase)
– Degradation of TAG
• Cholesteryl estrase
– Degradation of cholesteryl
esters
• Phospholipase A2 and
lysophospholipase
- Degradation of Phospholipids
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23. 6. Destination of fatty acids in tissues
• Muscle tissue and liver: Catabolism (oxidation)
– The end product of FAs catabolism (acetyl-CoA):
• as fuels for energy production (TCA)
• as substrates for cholesterol and ketone body synthesis
• Adipose tissue: Storage (TAG)
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24. 7. Lipids and lipopoteins transport in fed state
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FAs
TAGs
Dietary TAG
FAs energy
Chylomicron (TAGendo) and VLDL (TAGexo)
Acetyl-CoA FAs
TAG
Glucose &
other fuels
Blood
stream
Muscle
Adipose tissue
liver
Small intestine
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8. Lipids and lipopoteins transport in long
fasted state
FAs+Glycerol
TAGs
FAs(+ketone bodies) energy
FAs-albumin glycerol
FAs
Acetyl-CoA
Ketone
bodies
Blood
stream
Muscle
Adipose tissue
liver
Glucose
Glycerol
Ketone bodies
Acetyl-CoA
energy
ketone bodies
Brain
27. • Pathway for catabolism of saturated fatty
acids at the β carbon atom with successive
removal of two carbon atoms as acetyl CoA
• Site:
– Cytosol (activation)
– Mitochondria
• Membrane transport
• Matrix ( β oxidation)
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28. 9.1.1. Activation and transport of fatty acids
into mitochondria
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Acyl CoA synthase
29. 9.1.1. Entry of short and medium chain FA
into mitochondria
• Carnitine and CAT system not required for
fatty acids shorter than 12 carbon length.
• They are activated to their CoA form inside
mitochondrial matrix.
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33. • Provision of energy
– Major pathway of acetyl-CoA
• Cholesterol production
• Ketone bodies production
– Diabetes
– Starvation
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34. Types of fatty acyl CoA dehydrogenases
• Long chain fatty acyl CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD)
• Medium chain fatty acyl CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD)
• Short chain fatty acyl CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD)
MCAD deficiency is thought to be one of the most
common inborn errors of metabolism.
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TAG FFA
Glucagon Epinephrine
+
The first level
The second level
FFA
Acetyl-CoA
TCA
NADH
The third level
CAT
1
FFA
Malonyl-CoA
-
Acetyl-CoA and NADH inhibition of ᵦ oxidation enzymes
Adipose tissue
Muscle tissue and liver
-
Insulin
36. Peroxisomal FA oxidation
• Acts on very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs)
• Zellweger syndrome
– Absence of peroxisomes
– Rare inherited disorder
– VLCFA cannot be oxidized
– Accumulation of VLCFA in brain, blood and other
tissues like liver and kidney
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37. Omega oxidation
• It is a minor pathway
• Takes place in microsomes
• Involves oxidation of last carbon atom ( ω
carbon)
• More common with medium chain fatty acids
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38. Alpha oxidation
• Seen in branched chain fatty acid, phytanic acid
• Occurs in endoplasmic reticulum
• Refsum disease
– Genetic disorder
– Caused by a deficiency of alpha hydroxylase
– There is accumulation of phytanic acid in the plasma
and tissues.
– The symptoms are mainly neurological.
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39. Acetyl CoA and lipid metabolism
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TAG - Protein -Glucose
Acetyl-CoA
TCA
Ketone bodies
HMG-CoA
GLC
Protein
TAG & PL
HMG-CoA
Cholesterol
Pentose phosphate
pathway
FA
Mitochondria Cytosol
40. De Novo synthesis of fatty acids
• Saturated fatty acids are synthesized from
acetyl CoA
• Occurs in cytoplasm
• Occurs mainly in liver, adipose tissue and
lactating mammary gland
• Need to
– acetyl CoA
– NADPH
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41. De Novo synthesis of fatty acids
• Phase I
– Transport of substrates into cytosol
– Carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA
• Phase II
– Utilization of substrate to form palmitate by fatty
acid synthase complex
• Phase III
– Elongation and desaturation of palmitate to
generate different fatty acids
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47. Fates of TAG in liver and adipose tissue
• Adipose tissue: TAG stored in cytosol
• Liver: very little stored. Exported out of liver in VLDL ,
which exports endogenous lipids to peripheral
tissues
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52. Cholesterol importance
• Membrane component
• Steroid synthesis
• Bile acid/salt precursor
• Vitamin D precursor
• It is synthesized in many tissues from acetyl-CoA and
is eliminated from the body in the bile salts
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53. Liver cholesterol pool
Diet De novo synthesis
Cholesterol synthesized
in extrahepatic tissues
Liver cholesterol
pool
Free cholesterol
In bile
Conversion to bile salts/acid
Secretion of HDL
and VLDL
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54. Cholesterol Synthesis
• Occurs in cytosol
• Requires NADPH and ATP
• All carbons from acetyl-CoA
• Highly regulated
• Site : Liver, adrenal cortex, testis, ovaries And intestine.
• All nucleated cells can synthesize cholesterol.
• Area :The enzymes of synthesis are located partly in
endoplasmic reticulum and partly in cytoplasm.
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60. Apoproteins
A B C E
A-I Liver& intestine
A-II Liver
B-48 Intestine
B-100 Liver
C-l
C-ll
C-lll
All Liver
Liver
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61. Classification
Based on density by ultracentrifugation
i. Chylomicrons
ii. Very Low Density Lipoprotein
iii. Intermediate Density Lipoprotein
iv. Low Density Lipoprotein
v. High Density Lipoprotein
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71. • Atherosclerosis is a form of arteriosclerosis in which
thickening and hardening of the vessel are caused by
the accumulation of lipid-laden macrophages or foam
cell within the arterial wall, which leads to the formation
of a lesion called a plaque
• Atherosclerosis is not a single disease
• It is the leading contributor to coronary artery and
cerebrovascular disease
Atherosclerosis
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73. Hypercholesterolemia
• Normal serum cholesterol level 150-200mg/dl
• Increased cholesterol level is seen in following
conditions diabets mellitus, lipid nephrosis,
hypothyroidism
• Atherosclerosis
• Xanthomas (deposition of cholesterol in
subcutaneous tissue)
• Corneal arcus (deposits of lipid in cornea)
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79. Ketone bodies
• Ketone bodies are metabolic products that are
produced in excess during excessive
breakdown of fatty acids
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Acetone
Acetoacetate
β-
hydroxybutyrate
80. Ketone bodies importance
• Alternate sources to glucose for energy
• Production of ketone bodies under conditions
of cellular energy deprivation
• Utilization of ketone bodies by the brain
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86. Synthesis of phospholipids
• Synthesized in smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
• Transferred to Golgi apparatus
• Move to membranes of organelles or to the
plasma membrane or released out via
exocytosis
• All cells except mature erythrocytes can
synthesize phospholipids
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87. Synthesis of Glycerophospholipids
• Biosynthesis of anionic Glycerophospholipids
– Phosphatidylglycerol(PG)
– Phosphatidylinositol(PI)
– Cardiolipin
• Biosynthesis of neutral glycerophospholipids
– Phosphatidylcholine(PC)
– Phosphatidylethanolamine(PE)
•
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88. Synthesis of Glycerophospholipids
• First strategy:
• biosynthesis of anionic Glycerophospholipids
– CTP:phosphatidate citidyl transferase:
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Alcohol CMP
R1
R2
OP
R1
R2
CDP
R1
R2
phosphoalcohol
CTP PPi
Phosphatidate CDP-DAG Phosphatidyl alcohol
89. Synthesis of Glycerophospholipids
• Second strategy:
• Biosynthesis of neutral glycerophospholipids
– CTP:phospho alcohol citidyl transferase:
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R1
R2
OH
R1
R2
phosphoalcohol
DAG Phosphatidyl alcohol
Alcohol Phosphoalcohol
CDP-alcohol CMP
92. Degradation of glycerophospholipids
• Phospholipases remove one fatty acid from C1 or C2
and form lysophosphoglyceride.
• Lysophospholipases act upon lysophosphoglycerides.
– Phospholipase A1
– Phospholipase A2
– Phospholipase C
– Phospholipase D
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93. Phospholipases
Phospholipse Product Significant
A1 FA--- 1-lysophospholipid Phospholipid transformation
A2 FA--- 2-lysophospholipid Phospholipid transformation,
Eicosanoid synthesis
B FA---- Glycerol 3-phosphoalcohol Lysophospholipid
degradation
C Phosphoalcohol---1,2DAG Secondary messenger
production
D Alcohol---- phosphatidic acid Secondary messenger
production
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94. Degradation of Sphingomyelin
• Sphingomyelinase
• Ceramidase
• Sphingosine and ceramide act as intracellular
messengers.
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95. Glycolipids
• Carbohydrate and lipid components
• Derivatives of ceramide
• Essential components of all membranes,
greatest amount in nerve tissue
• Interact with the extracellular environment
• No phospholipid but oligo or mono-saccharide
attached to ceramide by O-glycosidic bond.
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98. Synthesis of Acidic Glycosphingolipids
• Gangliosides
– ceramide + two or more UDP- sugars react
together to form Globoside.
– NANA combines with globoside to form
Ganglioside.
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99. Synthesis of Acidic Glycosphingolipids
• Sulfatides
– galactocerebroside gets a sulphate group from a
sulphate carrier with the help of sulfotransferase
and forms a sulfatide.
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100. Degradation of glycosphingolipids
• Done by lysosomal enzymes
• Different enzymes act on specific bonds
hydrolytically ---- the groups added last are
acted first.
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101. Sphingolipidoses
• Lipid storage diseases
• Accumulation of sphingolipids in lysosomes
• Partial or total absence of a specific hydrolase
• Autosomal recessive disorders
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103. Eicosanoids are classified in to two main groups-
1) Prostanoids
2) Leukotrienes and Lipoxins
Prostanoids are further sub classified in to three groups-
a) Prostaglandins(PGs)
b) Prostacyclins(PGIs)
c) Thromboxanes (TXs)
Eicosanoids- Classification
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104. Characteristic features of prostaglandins
1) Act as local hormones
2) Show the autocrine and Paracrine effects
3) Are not stored in the body
4) Have a very short life span and are destroyed within
seconds or few minutes
5) Production increases or decreases in response to
diverse stimuli or drugs
6) Are very potent in action. Even in minute (ng
concentration), biological effects are observed.
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105. Synthesis of eicosanoids
• Linoleic acid is the dietary precursor of PGs.
• Arachidonic acid is formed by elongation and
desaturation of linoleic acid.
• Membrane bound phospholipids contain
arachidonic acid.
• Phospholipase A2 causes the release of
arachidonic acid from membrane
phospholipids.
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