Lipolysis

=__** Lipolysis **__= Lipolysis involves the subsequent break down of triglycerides into diglycerides, monoglycerides, glycerol and FFA (free fatty acids).

When this process is complete, one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of FAs are produced by the hydrolysis. Ideally this occurs at a 3:1 ratio but it does not because some FAs are re-utlized by the fat cells, they are re-esterified, mediated by glycerol kinase, into new triglycerides. By the FFA/Triglyceride Cycle. Lipolysis is induced by epinephrine, norepinephrine, glucagon, growth hormone, testostrone, and cortisol. Caffeine causes a cascade of activation which ultimately increases lipolysis.       **Pathway 1**   | Previous Page: Hormone Sensitive Lipase | Current Page |  Next Page: FFA-Triglyceride Cycles |