Lipolysis and Beta Oxidation

During long periods of starvation, after the liver and muscle glycogen stores have been depleted, the body must rely on lipolysis, the breakdown of triglycerides stored in adipose tissue, for energy production. Triglycerides are composed of a 3 carbon glycerol backbone with 3 chains of fatty acids attached, one to each carbon.  During lipolysis, hormone …

Oxidative Phosphorylation

The oxidative phosphorylation cycle is the process by which cells within the human body produce adenosine triphosphate, ATP, via the electron transport chain, an aerobic energy system that follows the Krebs cycle in the body's never-ending production of energy. Oxidative phosphorylation takes place within the matrix and inter-membrane space of the mitochondria within each cell. …