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What is the reactant in the metabolism of lipids?
Lipids are fatty acid esters of alcohol and related substances and are insoluble in water but get dissolved in a number of nonpolar organic solvents like benzene, chloroform, etc. They form a colloidal complex known as an emulsion. The basic component of all the lipids is fatty acids.
Metabolism involves all the chemical reactions necessary to maintain the living state of the cells and organism. It is divided into two categories: catabolism and anabolism. Catabolism is the breakdown of molecules to obtain energy whereas anabolism refers to the synthesis of all the compounds needed by the cells.
Metabolism of lipids is synthesis and breakdown of lipids in the cells. This process involves breakdown or storage of fats to derive energy and synthesis of structural and functional lipids. Lipogenesis is known as the process of synthesizing the fats in the liver. to obtain energy from fat, a process known as lipolysis takes place in the cytoplasm.
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