2) Determine what role does the hormone glucagon play in fatty acid metabolism?
a) activates fatty acids for degradation
b) stimulates fatty acid synthesis
c) stimulates lipolysis
d) converts a cis-
\(\Delta\)
3 double bond into a trans-
\(\Delta\)
2 double bond
e) requires vitamin B12
3) In the degradation of fatty acids, the transfer of an acyl group to coenzyme A is driven by the hydrolysis of:
a) pyrophosphate
b) H2O
c) ADP
d) cAMP
e) a keto group
4) Which compound inhibits the entry of fatty acyl CoA into the mitochondria as a function of the cell being in
the high-energy state?
a) carnitine acyltransferase
b) malonyl CoA
c) inhibition of acetyl CoA carboxylase
d) fatty acid synthase
e) phosphopantetheine