Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

The IDL expresses only apolipoprotein _____ and E on its surface

Type _____ familial dyslipidemia is due to a defective Apo E allele

Hepatocytes synthesize _____ using the rate-limiting enzyme HMG CoA reductase

Once in the vicinity of adipocytes, apoprotein _____ on the chylomicron activates the enzyme lipoprotein lipase (LPL)

The zona _____ normally cannot produce glucocorticoids because it lacks the enzyme 17-hydroxylase

The liver packages _____ and cholesterol into VLDLs, which enter the blood

The _____ receptor on the liver binds to ApoB-100 of the LDL particle, causing subsequent endocytosis

Apoprotein _____ is a cofactor and activator of the enzyme LPL (lipoprotein lipase)

11-deoxycortisol may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 11-hydroxylase

Adrenal _____, such as DHEA and androstenedione, have a ketone group at C-17 and are excreted as 17-ketosteroids in the urine