Proteins are too large to be absorbed by intestine and must be hydrolyzed to amino acids

Proteolytic enzymes are secreted as inactive zymogens and converted to active form in the

All the following are endopeptidase enzymes except one :

causes denaturation of proteins and making them more easy to hydrolysis

Triacylglycerols constitute _____% of the core lipids present in a chylomicron.

lipoprotein lipases located on the lining of blood vessels in muscle and other tissues that use fatty acids for fuel and in fat synthesis.

Use of the TAGs stored in adipose tissue for energy production is triggered by several hormones, including epinephrine and glucagon

about ____% of the TAGs in adipose tissue are replaced daily by new triacylglycerol molecules

The stored TAGs in adipose tissue supply approximately ____% of the body’s energy needs when the body is in a resting state.

Unsaturated fatty acids oxidation through the b-oxidation pathway requires two additional enzymes besides those needed for oxidation of saturated fatty acids

In Fatty acid oxidation, How many FADH2 molecules are produced for each four-reaction sequence except the last one

the net ATP production from oxidation of stearic acid is ____ ATP

on the basis of equal numbers of carbon atoms, lipids are _____% more efficient than carbohydrates as energy-storage systems

In dietary considerations, nutritionists say that 1 gram of carbohydrate equals 4 kcal and that 1 gram of fat equals ____ kcal

The liver uses _____ as the preferred fuel

In the brain, Fatty acids cannot cross the blood–brain barrier and thus are unavailable.

Oxaloacetate concentration depends on pyruvate produced from glycolysis

When oxaloacetate supplies are too low

pyruvate can be converted to oxaloacetate by