fatty acid synthesis
Building fat molecules
Fatty acid synthesis is the metabolic process by which cells build fatty acids from smaller molecular units, primarily acetyl-CoA.
The process occurs mainly in the liver and adipose tissue, requiring enzymes and energy to chain together carbon units into longer molecules.
These fatty acids become components of cell membranes, energy stores, and signaling molecules.
- lipogenesisMetabolic fat production process
- acetyl-CoAActivated two-carbon metabolic intermediate
- citrateSalt of citrus acid
- elongationIncrease in length
- desaturationReduction of color intensity
triglycerides · adipose · body fat · liver · insulin · synthase · mitochondria · cytoplasm · saturated · unsaturated · oleic · stearic · metabolism · dietary fat · anabolic · glucose · energy · storage
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, metabolism, glycolysis, metabolic rate
- Biochemical Pathwaysglycolysis, citric acid cycle, Cori cycle, beta-oxidation, cellular respiration
- biochemistryenzymes, proteins, biochemistry, protein, enzyme
- Biosynthesislipogenesis, photosynthesis, mevalonate pathway, shikimate pathway
- lipid metabolismlipids, lipogenesis, fats, triglycerides, fat metabolism
- liver functionsdetoxification, drug metabolism, bile salts, coagulation factors, biotransformation