Quiz 16 Fatty Acid Synthesis

How many energy-rich molecules are needed for one elongation cycle of fatty acid synthesis?

2NADH

The carrier of an acyl chain in fatty acid synthase during the process of fatty acid synthesis is:

acyl carrier protein (ACP) domain

Which molecule is formed in the end of the first elongation cycle of fatty acid synthesis?

butyryl ACP

What catalyzes the formation of malonyl CoA in fatty acid synthesis?

acetyl CoA carboxylase

What catalyzes the formation of 3-hydroxybutyryl ACP from acetoacetyl ACP in fatty acid synthesis?

B-ketoacyl reductase

What catalyzes the formation of malonyl ACP in fatty acid synthesis?

malonyl transacylase

What catalyzes the formation of acetyl ACP in fatty acid synthesis?

acetyl transacylase

Which enzyme determines fatty acid chain length in fatty acid synthesis?

thioesterase

What molecule is required for the movement of long-chain fatty acyl groups from the cytosol into the mitochondrial matrix, and involves transacetylases?

carnitine

What is the reaction product of the condensation of acetyl ACP and malonyl ACP in fatty acid synthesis?

acetoacetyl ACP