Sources of Fatty Acid Fuel
Diet Fat Storage Cells
Endogenous
production
Energy
Release of Fatty Acids from
Triacylglycerols
O
O
O
O O O
+
HOC-R
3 HOC-R
2
HOC-R
1
Triacylglycerol Glycerol
Lipases
CH
2OH
CHOH
CH
2OHCH
2OC-R
1
CHOC-R
2
CH
2OC-R
3
ATP c-AMP AMP
Inactive Kinase Activated Kinase
Inactive Lipase Activated Lipase
P
Triacyl-
glycerol
Glycerol +
Fatty Acids
Phosphatase
(Hormone-sensitive
Lipase)
Insulin favors formation
of the inactive lipase
Adenylyl cyclase Phosphodiesterase
Enhanced by insulinEnhanced by glucagon
Beta Oxidation
•Cleavage of fatty acids to acetate in
tissues
•Occurs in mitochondria
9 CH
3
COSCoA
CO
2H
[O][O][O][O] [O][O][O] [O]
Steps in Beta Oxidation
•Fatty Acid Activation by Esterification
with CoASH
•Membrane Transport of Fatty Acyl CoA
Esters
•Carbon Backbone Reaction Sequence
•Dehydrogenation
•Hydration
•Dehydrogenation
•Carbon-Carbon Cleavage (Thiolase Reaction)
Net reaction:
FA + CoA + ATP fatty-acyl-CoA + AMP + 2P
i
+ 34 kJ/mol
Fatty Acid Activation by Esterification with CoASH
•FA with 12 carbons enter mitochondrial matrix (MM)
•FA with 14 carbons use CARNITINE SHUTTLE
OH
-
O
O
N
+
carnitine
Rate-limiting step of FA oxidation
Membrane Transport of Fatty Acyl CoA Esters
Source: http://cellbio.utmb.edu/cellbio/mitochondria_1.htm
Carnitine acyltransferase I Carnitine acyltransferase II
Translocase
Beta Oxidation Reaction Sequence
Occurs in Mitochondria
Repeat Sequence
Energetics of Complete
Oxidation of Fatty Acids
Palmitic Acid Palmitoyl CoA -2
CH
3
COSCoA CO
2
+ H
2
O 108
High Energy Phosphate
Bonds Generated
Net 106
TCA Cycle
106 High Energy Phosphate Bonds G
0’
= 3,233 KJ/Mole
For Palmitic Acid CO
2:
G
0’
= - 9,790 KJ/Mole
Efficiency
of -Oxidation = 33%
21
•1 cycle of -ox:
–Palmitoyl-CoA (16 carbons):
–Overall oxidation of palmitate:
Palmitoyl-CoA + CoA + FAD + NAD
+
+ H
2O Myristoyl-CoA + acetyl-CoA + FADH
2 + NADH + H
+
Palmitoyl-CoA + 7CoA + 7FAD + 7NAD
+
+ 7H
2O 8 acetyl-CoA + 7FADH
2 + 7NADH + 7H
+
22
Calculated yield of ATP
Oxidation Step NADH /
FADH
2
ATP
Palmitic Acid to Palmitoyl CoA - 2
Palmitoyl CoA to Acetyl-CoA7 NADH
7FADH
2
21
14
Acetyl-CoA to CO
2
+ H
2
0 (TCA
Cycle)
24 NADH
8 FADH
2
8 ATP
72
16
8
Total 129
23
Regulation
Beta Oxidation of Odd
Carbon Fatty Acids
CH
3CH
2CH
2--CH
2CH
2--CH
2CH
2--CH
2CH
2--CH
2CH
2--CH
2COSCoA
5 Cycles
5 CH
3COSCoA + CH
3CH
2COSCoA
Propionyl CoA
CO
2H
COSCoA
H-C-CH
3
CO
2H
COSCoA
CH
3-C-H
HO
2CCH
2CH
2COSCoA
D-Methylmalonyl
CoA
L-Methylmalonyl
CoA
Succinyl CoA
TCA Cycle
Propionyl CoA
Carboxylase
ATP/CO
2
Epimerase
Mutase
Vit. B
12
Beta Oxidation of
Unsaturated Fatty Acids
HH
CH
3(CH
2)
7-C=C-CH
2(CH
2)
6COSCoA
HH
CH
3(CH
2)
7-C=C-CH
2COSCoA
H
H
CH
3(CH
2)
7-CH
2-C=C-COSCoA
Oleoyl CoA
Beta Oxidation
(3 Cycles)
cis-
3
Isomerase
trans-
2
Continuation of Beta Oxidation