Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

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

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

Corticosterone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme aldosterone synthase

Glucocerebroside is converted to _____ via the enzyme glucocerebrosidase (-glucosidase)

In type 1 diabetics, increased _____ leads to an increase in free fatty acids which are converted to ketone bodies in the liver

Type _____ familial dyslipidemia is also known as Dysbetalipoproteinemia

Dyslipidemia drugs _____ delivers cholesterol esters directly to the liver via scavenger receptor B-1 receptors

Fatty Acid Nomenclature: C18:2 (9,12) is an _____-carbon fatty acid with two double bonds

Type _____ familial dyslipidemia is due to hepatic overproduction of VLDL

One mechanism by which insulin stimulates lipogenesis is by _____ the levels of intracellular cAMP