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After the free fatty acid appears in the bloodstream, albumin transports it to tissues like muscles, and the transport begins based on the length of the chain<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capacity of mitochondria<\/h2>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

After the mobilization of the free fatty acid from the lipid droplet, it binds to albumin which transports it to the mitochondria of the muscle. The general rules about the fatty acid length are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Fatty acyl CoAs with 12\u201318 carbons needs a transporter<\/li>
  2. Fatty acyl CoAs with 12-or fewer carbons can enter without transporter<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/span>\n

    Transport of activated fatty acid into the inner membrane<\/h2>\n<\/span>\n\n\n
    \"\"<\/a>
    Figure 1. Transport of activated fatty acyl CoAs<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    The acyl group is transferred from acyl-CoA to carnitine via the help of\u00a0carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I)<\/strong>, which is located on the outer mitochondrial membrane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Acylcarnitine and free carnitine are then exchanged across the inner mitochondrial membrane by\u00a0carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase<\/strong>\u00a0(CACT<\/strong>) (Figure 1<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the next step of the carnitine shuttle<\/strong>, the fatty-acyl group is transferred from fatty acyl-carnitine to coenzyme-A, regenerating fatty acyl\u2013CoA and free carnitine. This reaction is catalyzed by carnitine acyltransferase II (CPTII<\/strong>), which is located on the inner mitochondrial membrane. The carnitine molecule formed is then shuttled back into the intermembrane space by CACT while the fatty acyl-CoA enters \u03b2-oxidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Malonyl CoA, which is the product of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and a key intermediate in fatty acid synthesis, is an inhibitor of CPT I. This regulation inhibits fatty acid oxidation in the fed state and prevents a futile cycle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<\/span>\n

    References<\/h2>\n<\/span>\n\n\n

    Snider MDS. Devlin\u2019s Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations<\/strong>, the 8th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020; 2019.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/span>

    Capacity of mitochondria<\/h2>

    Transport of activated fatty acid into the inner membrane<\/h2>

    References<\/h2><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Capacity of mitochondria After the mobilization of the free fatty acid from the lipid droplet, it binds to albumin which transports it to the mitochondria of the muscle. 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