msyamp
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hey does this have any clinical implication? i dont think they play a role unless in starvation they get metabolised and give keto acid
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| mildus
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free fatty acids are not free in plasma, they are attached to proteins and the term "free" is used to say they aren't in TAGs
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| mildus
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they are important for all tissues consuming fat (skeletal muscles, heart, liver,...); this is the way how fat is delivered to the cells
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| msyamp
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yes but do they have anything to do with ph?
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| Doc2378
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I don't think so...the only time you'd see 'free' fatty acids in blood in a normal person is in between meals or fasting...or after a fatty meal....during these times they are not 'free' in blood as they would be carried bound to Albumin or the lipoproteins (chylomicrons or VLDL)
But if they get converted to Ketones ( during fasting, Type I DM etc)...then thats a different story...the ketoacids would then cause metabolic acidosis ...
Couldn't help adding to the confusion here  ....
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