Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

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

The phospholipid _____ is also known as phosphatidylethanolamine.

The acetyl CoA generated through beta-oxidation is used for _____ (liver) or the TCA cycle

HMG-CoA reductase is inhibited by _____ and cholesterol

In the blood, chylomicrons pick up apoprotein _____ and E from circulating HDL

Progesterone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 17-hydroxylase

After being absorbed from the GI tract, free cholesterol is packaged into a _____ as cholesterol ester

_____ is a protease produced by the liver that leads to degradation of hepatocyte LDL receptors

Increased levels of cholesterol inside the hepatocyte leads to _____ activity of the enzyme ACAT

Further removal of triglycerides from IDL, via the enzyme _____, leads to the formation of LDL