Why are triglycerides an efficient way to store energy?

In a triglyceride (eg. 18:1), what does each number indicate?

What is the structure of a triglyceride?

What is the purpose of the beta oxidation pathway? What does it produce?

What is the first step of beta oxidation? Is this reaction reversible?

What happens to Fatty Acid-CoA to allow it to enter the Inner mitochondrial membrane? What enzyme catalyses this?

What does palmitoyl Transferase II do?

What occurs to Fatty Acid-CoA once it is inside the mit. membrane during Beta Oxidation? (4 steps)

What does lipolysis do?

What is lipase activated by? (2)

What does TAG lipase do?
What about DAG lipase and MAG lipase?

What happens to fatty acids from lipolysis?

What happens to glycerol from lipolysis?

What is ketogenesis?

When does ketogenesis occur?

Where does lipolysis happen in a cell?

A fatty acid with 16 C will go through how many cycles of the B oxidation and produce how much NADH/FADH2/Acetyl CoA?

How are odd numbered fats metabolised?

What happens to excess acetyl CoA produced as a result of high fatty acid oxidation during starvation/diabetes?

Why can the brain not use fatty acids? What does it use as emergency fuel instead?

How are ketone bodies used for energy?
Which cells cannot use ketone bodies for energy? Why?

The brain can use... but not ... while RBCs cannot use either

What is allosteric control of fatty acid oxidation? (2)