section 12: fatty acid and lipid metabolism
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Section12: FattyAcidandLipidMetabolismChapter27:FattyAcidDegradationChapter28:FattyAcidSynthesis
Bytheendofthissection,youshouldbeableto:Ø Identifytherepeatedstepsoffattyaciddegradation.
ØDescribeketonebodiesandtheirroleinmetabolism.
Ø Explainhowfattyacidsaresynthesized.Ø Explainhowfattyacidmetabolismisregulated.
Lecture:Ch27-28-29
CHAPTER27FattyAcidSynthesis
CHAPTER28FattyAcidDegradation
Chapter27Outline
Fattyaciddegradationisakeyenergysourceformammalsduringhibernation.
• Fattyacidsarestoredinadiposetissueastriacylglycerols (TAG)inwhichfattyacidsarelinkedtoglycerolwithesterlinkages.
• Adiposetissueislocatedthroughoutthebody,withsubcutaneous(belowtheskin)andvisceral(aroundtheinternalorgans)depositsbeingmostprominent.
Thefattyacidsincorporatedintotriacylglycerolsinadiposetissuearemadeaccessibleinthreestages.
1. DegradationofTAG toreleasefattyacidsandglycerolintothebloodfortransporttoenergy-requiringtissues.
2. Activationofthefattyacidsandtransportintothemitochondriaforoxidation.
3. DegradationofthefattyacidstoacetylCoAforprocessingbythecitricacidcycle.
Lipiddegradation
• Triacylglycerolsarestoredinadipocytesasalipiddroplet.• Epinephrineandglucagon,actingthrough7TMreceptors,stimulatelipid
breakdownorlipolysis.• ProteinkinaseAphosphorylatesperilipin,whichisassociatedwiththelipid
droplet,andhormone-sensitivelipase.• Phosphorylationofperilipin resultsintheactivationofadipocytetriacylglyceride
lipase(ATGL).• ATGLinitiatesthebreakdownoflipids.Chanarin-Dorfmam syndrome,
characterizedbydryskin,enlargedliverandmuscle,andmildcognitivedisability,resultsifATGLactivityiscompromised.
• Theglycerolreleasedduringlipolysisisabsorbedbytheliverforuseinglycolysisorgluconeogenesis.
Triacylglycerols inadiposetissueareconvertedintofreefattyacidsinresponsetohormonalsignals
ThephosphorylationofperilipinrestructuresthelipiddropletandreleasesthecoactivatorofATGL.TheactivationofATGLbybindingwithitscoactivatorinitiatesthemobilization.Hormone-sensitivelipasereleasesafattyacidfromdiacylglycerol.Monoacylglycerol lipasecompletesthemobilizationprocess.
Abbreviations:7TM,seventransmembrane;ATGL,adiposetriglyceridelipase;CA,coactivator;HSlipase,hormone-sensitivelipase;MAGlipase,monoacylglycerol lipase;DAG,diacylglycerol;TAG,triacylglycerol.
Lipolysisgeneratesfattyacidsandglycerol
AcylCoAisanactivatedformoffattyacid
AfterbeingactivatedbylinkagetoCoA,thefattyacidistransferredtocarnitine,areactioncatalyzedbycarnitineacyltransferaseI,fortransportintothemitochondria.Atranslocasetransportstheacylcarnitineintothemitochondria.
Inthemitochondria,carnitineacyltransferaseIItransfersthefattyacidtoCoA.ThefattyacylCoAisnowreadytobedegraded.
Acylcarnitinetranslocase
ClinicalInsights:Muscle,kidney,andheartusefattyacidsasafuel.Pathologicalconditionsresultsiftheacyltransferaseorthetranslocasearedeficient.
Carnitinedeficienciescanbetreatedbycarnitinesupplementation.
Fattyaciddegradationconsistsoffourstepsthatarerepeated.1. Oxidationoftheβcarbon,catalyzedbyacyl
CoAdehydrogenase,generatestrans-Δ2-enoylCoAandFADH2.
2. Hydrationoftrans-Δ2-enoylCoAbyenoylCoAhydrataseyieldsL-3-hydroxyacylCoA.
3. OxidationofL-3-hydroxyacylCoAbyL-3-hydroxyacyldehydrogenasegenerates2-ketoacylCoAandNADH.
4. Cleavageofthe3-ketoacylCoAbythiolaseformsacetylCoAandafattyacidchaintwocarbonsshorter.
Fattyaciddegradationisalsocalledβ-oxidation.
Thereactionsequenceforthedegradationoffattyacids
Twocarbonunitsaresequentiallyremovedfromthecarboxylendofthefattyacid
Fattyacidsaredegradedbytherepetitionofafour-reactionsequenceconsistingofoxidation,hydration,oxidation,andthiolysis.
Thereactionforoneroundofβ-oxidationis:
ThecompletereactionforC16 palmitoylCoAis:
Processingoftheproductsofthecompletereactionbycellularrespirationwouldgenerate106moleculesofATP.
Answer:The steps are (1) oxidation by FAD; (2) hydration; (3) oxidation by NAD+; (4) thiolysis to yield acetyl CoA. In symbolic notation, the β-carbon atom is oxidized.
• β-oxidationalonecannotdegradeunsaturatedfattyacids.Whenmonounsaturatedfattyacidsaredegradedbyβ-oxidation,cis-Δ3-enoylCoAisformed,whichcannotbeprocessedbyacylCoAdehydrogenase.
• Cis-Δ3-enoylCoAisomerase convertsthedoublebondintotrans-Δ2-enoylCoA,anormalsubstrateforβ-oxidation.
• Whenpolyunsaturatedfattyacidsaredegradedbyβ-oxidation,cis-Δ3-enoylCoAisomeraseisalsorequired.2,4-DienoylCoAisalsogenerated,butcannotbeprocessedbythenormalenzymes.
• 2,4-DienoylCoAisconvertedintotrans-Δ3-enoylCoAby2,4-dienoylCoAreductase,andtheisomeraseconvertsthisproducttotrans-Δ2-enoylCoA,anormalsubstrate.
• Unsaturatedfattyacidswithoddnumbersofdoublebondsrequireonlytheisomerase.Evennumberofdoublebondsrequireboththeisomeraseandreductase.
β-OxidationoffattyacidswithoddnumbersofcarbonsgeneratespropionylCoAinthelastthiolysisreaction.
Propionylcarboxylase,abiotinenzyme,addsacarbontopropionylCoAtoformmethylmalonylCoA
SuccinylCoA,acitricacidcyclecomponent,issubsequentlyformedfrommethylmalonylCoAbymethylmalonylCoAmutase,avitaminB12 requiringenzyme.
• Ketonebodies—acetoacetate,3-hydroxybutyrate,andacetone— aresynthesizedfromacetylCoAinlivermitochondriaandsecretedintothebloodforuseasafuelbysometissuessuchasheartmuscle.
• 3-Hydroxybutyrateisformeduponthereductionofacetoacetate.Acetoneisgeneratedbythespontaneousdecarboxylationofacetoacetate.
• Intissuesusingketonebodies,3-hydroxybutyrateisoxidizedtoacetoacetate,whichisultimatelymetabolizedtotwomoleculesofacetylCoA.
Theformationofketonebodies
Theketonebodies—acetoacetate,D-3-hydroxybutyrate,andacetone—areformedfromacetylCoAprimarilyintheliver.Enzymescatalyzingthesereactionsare(1)3-ketothiolase,(2)hydroxymethylglutaryl CoAsynthase,(3)hydroxymethylglutaryl CoAcleavageenzyme,and(4)D-3-hydroxybutyratedehydrogenase.Acetoacetatespontaneouslydecarboxylates toformacetone
TheutilizationofD-3-hydroxybutyrateandacetoacetateasafuel
Ketogenicdiets, richinfatsandlowincarbohydratesbutwithadequateproteins,leadtoformationofsubstantialamountsofketonebodies.
Ketogenicdietsmayhavetherapeuticproperties:Forreasonsnotyetestablished,suchdietsreducetheseizuresinchildrensufferingfromdrug-resistantepilepsy.
FatsareconvertedintoacetylCoA,whichisthenprocessedbythecitricacidcycle.
Oxaloacetate,acitricacidcycleintermediate,isaprecursortoglucose.
However, acetylCoAderivedfromfatscannotleadtothenetsynthesisofoxaloacetateorglucosebecausealthoughtwocarbonsenterthecyclewhenacetylCoAcondenseswithoxaloacetate,twocarbonsarelostasCO2beforeoxaloacetateisregenerated.
High levels of acetoacetate in the blood signify an abundance of acetyl units and lead to a decrease in the rate of lipolysis in adipose tissue.
Answer:D-3-Hydroxybutyrate is more energy rich because its oxidation potential is greater than that of acetoacetate. After having been absorbed by a cell, d-3-hydroxybutyrate is oxidized to acetoacetate, generating high-energy electrons in the form of NADH. The acetoacetate is then cleaved to yield to acetyl CoA.
• Ketonebodiesaremoderatelystrongacids,andexcessproductioncanleadtoacidosis.
• Anoverproductionofketonebodiescanoccurwhendiabetes,aconditionresultingfromalackofinsulinfunction,isuntreated.Theresultingacidosisiscalleddiabeticketosis.
• Ifinsulinisabsentornotfunctioning,glucosecannotentercells.Allenergymustbederivedfromfats,leadingtotheproductionofacetylCoA.
• AcetylCoAbuildsupbecauseoxaloacetate,whichcanbegeneratedfromglucose,isnotavailabletoreplenishthecitricacidcycle.
• Moreover,fattyacidreleasedfromadiposetissueisenhancedintheabsenceofinsulinfunction.
Diabeticketosisresultswheninsulinisabsent
Intheabsenceofinsulin,fatsarereleasedfromadiposetissue,andglucosecannotbeabsorbedbytheliveroradiposetissue.Theliverdegradesthefattyacidsbyb-oxidation,butcannotprocesstheacetylCoAbecauseofalackofglucose-derivedoxaloacetate(OAA).Excessketonebodiesareformedandreleasedintotheblood. Abbreviation:CAC,citricacidcycle.
• Glucoseisthepredominantfuelforthebrain.
• Duringstarvation,proteindegradationisinitiallythesourceofcarbonsforgluconeogenesisintheliver.Theglucoseisthenreleasedintothebloodforthebraintouse.
• Afterseveraldaysoffasting,thebrainbeginstouseketonebodiesasafuel.
• Ketonebodyusecurtails(reduces)proteindegradationandthuspreventstissuefailure.Moreover,ketonebodiesaresynthesizedfromfats,thelargestenergystoreinthebody.
Fuelchoiceduringstarvation
Saturatedandtransunsaturatedfattyacids aresynthesizedcommerciallytoenhancetheshelflifeandheatstabilityoffatsforfoodpreparation.
Studiessuggestthatexcessconsumptionofthesefatsresultsinobesity,heartdiseaseandtype2diabetes.
Lecture:Ch27&Ch28
CHAPTER28FattyAcidSynthesis
Outline
1. ThefirststageoffattyacidsynthesisistransferofacetylCoAoutofthemitochondriaintothecytoplasm.CitrateistransportedintothecytoplasmandcleavedintooxaloacetateandacetylCoA.
2. ThesecondstateistheactivationofacetylCoAtoformmalonylCoA.
3. ThethirdstageistherepetitiveadditionandreductionoftwocarbonunitstosynthesizeC16 fattyacid.Synthesisoccursonanacylcarrierprotein,amolecularscaffold.
Citrate,synthesizedinthemitochondria,istransportedtothecytoplasmandcleavedbyATP-citratelyasetogenerateacetylCoAforfattyacidsynthesis.
ThetransferofacetylCoAtothecytoplasm
AcetylCoAistransferredfrommitochondriatothecytoplasm,andthereducingpotentialofNADHisconcomitantlyconvertedintothatofNADPHbythisseriesofreactions
PFK
• FattyacidsynthesisrequiresreducingpowerintheformofNADPH.
• SomeNADPHcanbeformedfromtheoxidationofoxaloacetate,generatedbyATP-citratelyase,bythecombinedactionofcytoplasmicmalatedehydrogenaseandmalicenzyme.
• Pyruvateformedbymalicenzymeentersthemitochondriawhereitisconvertedintooxaloacetatebypyruvatecarboxylase.
• Thesumofthereactionscatalyzedbymalatedehydrogenase,malicenzyme,andpyruvatecarboxylaseis:
• AdditionalNADPHissynthesizedbythepentosephosphatepathway.
PATHWAYINTEGRATION:Fattyacidsynthesis
Fattyacidsynthesisrequiresthecooperationofvariousmetabolicpathwayslocatedindifferentcellularcompartments.
• FattyacidsynthesisstartswiththecarboxylationofacetylCoAtomalonylCoA,theactivatedformofacetylCoA
• Malonyl CoAissynthesizedbyacetylCoAcarboxylase(ACC),abiotin-requiringenzyme.
TheformationofmalonylCoAoccursintwosteps:
(theactivatedformofacetylCoA)
(theactivatedformofCO2)
ACC
• Fattyacidsynthase,acomplexofenzymes,catalyzestheformationoffattyacidsfromfromacetylCoA,malonyl CoA,andNADPHiscalledfattyacidsynthase.
• Fattyacidsynthesisoccursontheacylcarrierprotein(ACP),apolypeptidelinkedtoCoA.IntermediatesarelinkedtothesulfhydrylgroupofthepantothenateattachedtoACP.
• AcetyltransacylaseandmalonyltransacylaseattachsubstratestotheACP.
• Thenextthreesteps—areduction,dehydration,andanotherreduction—converttheketogroupatcarbon3toamethylenegroup(-CH2-),formingbutyrylACP.
• NADPHisthesourceofreducingpower.
β-KetoacylsynthasecatalyzesthecondensationofacetylACPandmalonylACPtoformacetoacetylACP.
• ThesecondroundofsynthesisbeginswiththecondensationofmalonylCoAwiththenewlysynthesizedbutyrylACP,formingC6-β-ketoacylACP.
• Thereduction,dehydration,reductionsequenceisrepeated.
• SynthesiscontinuesuntilC16-acylACP,whichiscleavedbythioesterase toyieldpalmitate.
Thestoichiometryforthesynthesisofpalmitateis:
ThesynthesisoftherequiredmalonylCoAisdescribedbythefollowingreaction:
Thus,thestoichiometryforthesynthesisofpalmitatefromacetylCoAis:
• ThereactionsoffattyacidsynthesisaresimilarinE.coliandanimals.
• Inanimals,alloftheenzymesrequiredforfattyacidsynthesisarecomponentsofasinglepolypeptidechain.
• Thefunctionalenzymeiscomposedoftwoidenticalchains.
• Theenzymeconsistsoftwodistinctcompartments.
Ø Theselectingandcondensingcompartment,whichbindstheacetylandmalonylsubstratesandcondensesthem.
Ø Themodificationcompartment,whichcarriesoutthereductionanddehydrationactivitiesrequiredforelongation.
Animalfattyacidsynthasedomainstructure
Bindsacetylandmalonyl substrates
Answer:Acetyl CoA is the basic substrate for fatty acid synthesis. It is transported out of mitochondria in the form of citrate. After the formation of acetyl CoA, the resulting pyruvate is transported back into the mitochondria with a concomitant formation of NADPH, the reducing power for fatty acid synthesis. Additional NADPH can be generated by the pentose phosphate pathway. Malonyl CoA, the ultimate substrate for fatty acid synthesis is formed by the carboxylation of acetyl CoA.
• Tumorsrequirelargeamountsoffattyacidsynthesistoproduceprecursorsformembranesynthesis.
• β-Ketoacyl synthaseinhibitorsretardtumorgrowth.
• Micetreatedwithβ-Ketoacyl synthaseinhibitorsalsoshoweddramaticweightloss,suggestingthatsuchdrugsmaybeusedtotreatobesity.
• AcetylCoAcarboxylaseinhibitorsmayalsobepotentialchemotherapyagents.
• β-Hydroxybutyricacid,whenattachedtoACPorCoA,isasubstrateinfattyacidsynthesisanddegradation,andisaketonebodyaswell.
• Anisomerofthiskeybiochemical,γ-hydroxybutyricacidisapotent,illegaldrug.
• FattyacidsynthasecannotgeneratefattyacidslongerthanC16palmitate.
• Longerfattyacidsaresynthesizedbyenzymesattachedtotheendoplasmicreticulum.
• Theseenzymesextendpalmitatebyaddingtwocarbonunits,usingmalonylCoAasasubstrate.
• Enzymesboundtotheendoplasmicreticulumintroducedoublebondsintosaturatedfattyacids.
Forinstance:
• Mammalslacktheenzymesthatintroducedoublebondsbeyondcarbon9.
• Linoleateandlinolenateareessentialfattyacidsthatmustbeobtainedinthediet.
• Arachidonate,a20-carbonfattyacidwithfourdoublebonds,isderivedfromlinoleate.
• Arachidonateisaprecursorforavarietyofsignalmolecules20carbonslong,collectivelycalledtheeicosanoids.
• Thesesignalmolecules,whichincludeprostaglandins,arelocalhormonesbecausetheyareshortlivedandonlyaffectnearbycells.
Arachidonate isthemajorprecursorofeicosanoidhormones
Structuresofseveraleicosanoids
• AspirinpreventstheuseofarachidonateasasubstratefortheenzymethatgeneratesprostaglandinH2 .
• Blockingthisstepeffectsmanysignalingpathways,accountingforthewiderangeeffectsofaspirin.
AcetylCoAcarboxylase1and2aresubjecttoregulationonseverallevels.
Carboxylase1, acytoplasmicenzyme,isinhibitedwhenphosphorylatedbyAMP-activatedkinase(AMPK).Inhibitionduetophosphorylationisreversedbyproteinphosphatase2A.
Citrate activescarboxylasebyfacilitatingtheformationofactivepolymersofthecarboxylase.Citratemitigatesinhibitionduetophosphorylation.
PalmitoylCoA,theend-productoffattyacidsynthase,inhibitscarboxylasebycausingdepolymerizationoftheenzyme.
Carboxylase2,amitochondrialenzyme,inhibitsfattyaciddegradationbecauseitsproduct,malonylCoA,preventstheentryoffattyacylCoAintothemitochondriabyinhibitingcarnitineacyltransferase1.
ThecontrolofacetylCoAcarboxylase
DependenceofthecatalyticactivityofacetylCoAcarboxylaseontheconcentrationofcitrate.
• GlucagonandepinephrineinhibitcarboxylasebyenhancingAMPKactivity,bywhichtheypreventfattyacidsynthesis.
• Insulinstimulatesthedephosphorylationandactivationofcarboxylase,bywhichitstimulatesfattyacidsynthesis.
• Theenzymesoffattyacidsynthesisareregulatedbyadapativecontrol.Ifadequatefatsarenotpresentinthediet,thesynthesisofenzymesrequiredforfattyacidsynthesisisenhanced.
AnswerMalonyl CoA, the substrate for fatty acid synthesis, inhibits carnitine acyl transferase I, thus preventing the transport of fatty acids into mitochondria for degradation. Palmitoyl CoA inhibits acetyl CoA carboxylase, the transport of citrate into the cytoplasm, and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, the controlling enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway.
• OnepathwayforethanolprocessingconsistsoftwostepsandleadstoexcessproductionofNADH:
• ExcessNADHinhibitsgluconeogenesisandenhanceslactateproduction,whichmayresultinlacticacidosis.
• ExcessNADHinhibitsfattyaciddegradationandstimulatesfattyacidsynthesis,leadingtotheaccumulationoffatsintheliver.
• LivercanconvertsomeoftheacetategeneratedbyaldehydedehydrogenaseintoacetylCoA,buttheacetylCoAcannotbeprocessedbythecitricacidcyclebecauseofthepaucityorlackofNAD+.
• Thebuild-upofacetylCoAcanleadtoketonebodysecretionbytheliver,whichexacerbatestheacidosiscausedbylactateaccumulation.
• Ifacetatecannotbeprocessed,acetaldehydeaccumulates.Acetaldehydeisveryreactiveandmodifiesreactivegroupsofproteins,causingalossofproteinfunction.
• Asproteindamageaccumulates,liverfunctioncanfail.