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Now let’s talk about how fat is metabolized.
First, the fat in adipose tissue, triacylglycerol, is broken down into fatty acid

and glycerol by an enzyme called hydrolase. Hydrolase is a hormone-sensitive
lipase—note that this is different from a lipoprotein lipase, which we talked about
on page 112.

hydrolase fatty β-oxidation
Lipase acid

Fat Glycerol
triacylglycerol

Fatty acid is released into the blood and transported to the various organs and
muscles of the body, where it undergoes a chemical reaction called β-oxidation
(that’s beta oxidation).

Triacylglycerol hydrolase

adipose hormone-sensitive lipase
tissue

Fatty acid glycerol

Fatty acid glycerol endothelial
cell

blood
vessel

Fatty acid glycerol

Through blood vessels
to organs and muscles

β-0xidation

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