Outline for Chapter 25: Lipid Metabolism

Chapter 24

1.  Digestion of triacylglycerols (TAG)

2.  Lipoproteins important for lipid transport:

            (A) Chylomicrons

            (B) Very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs)

            (C) Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)

            (D) High-density lipoproteins (HDLs)

3.  TAG synthesis and Mobilization

4.  Oxidation of fatty acids:  Four steps in BETA-oxidation

5.  Energy released from fatty acid oxidation

6.  Ketone bodies and ketoacidosis

7.  Fatty acid biosynthesis

8.  Atherosclerosis, Olestra

Chapter 26