Homework 10
Due May 8, 2007


Refer to Chapter 22 in your textbook (and of course, any other sources you choose).  In your own words, supplemented with diagrams if you choose, explain:

    a.  what is a neutral lipid; what saturated and unsaturated mean in this context

        b.  how a fatty acid is synthesized (show the pathway);  how many ATP equivalents are used per 6 C of fatty acid chain?

        c.  how a fatty acid is degraded (show the pathway);  how many ATP equivalents are generated per 6 C of fatty acid chain?

        d.  Is fat a more efficient biomolecule for energy storage than carbohydrates or proteins?  Explain; support your argument.