3 Answered Questions for the topic fat metabolism

07/11/19

Can bacteria metabolize fatty acids for fuel?
I'm not a microbiologist, but rather a physiologist curious about microbial metabolism. Much like humans bacteria can utilize glucose, but when it comes to long chain, medium chain, or short chain... more
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Fat Metabolism Biochemistry Lipids

05/13/19

Synthesis of Fatty Acids Longer than 16 Carbons?
I understand that the human body when performing Fatty Acid Synthesis can synthesize only until C16 (palmitate). However the ER has desaturases and elongases. I know that desaturases are used to... more
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Fat Metabolism Biochemistry Metabolism

03/15/19

What is/are the molecular differences between HDL and LDL cholesterol?
Why exactly is HDL-cholesterol good for us and LDL-cholesterol bad for us. It has been well-established that LDL-cholesterol is associated with atherosclerosis and that HDL-cholesterol helps remove... more
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