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First, we'll talk Normally, ingested
about when lipids are solubilized
ingested lipids in the form of
are directly lipoproteins, as we
accumulated learned earlier, and
as fat. circulate through the
entire body where they
Lipid undergo various kinds
of respiration.
Right, like the spheres
we saw when we talked
about cholesterol!
But if you ingest BWAAA!
too many lipids...
the excess ends up
steadily accumulating
in the liver or adipose
tissue in the form
of fat.
When we're talking about fat
accumulation, we have to talk
about the indispensible work of an
enzyme called lipoprotein lipase.
lipoprotein enzyme Since enzymes are
lipase very important to
biochemistry, we'll study
them carefully later!
Fatty (details are in
Acid chapter 4.)
Adipose Aw
tissue
Very low- Chylomicron
density lipoprotein
lipoprotein Glycerol
Over-ingested enzyme
lipids
Lipids and triacylglycerol
that were transported in the
blood are hydrolyzed* by this
enzyme to form fatty acid and
glycerol, which are then taken
into adipose tissue.
112 Chapter 3 * Hydrolysis is the decomposition of a substance by an
enzyme using water. FOr details, see page 172.
