Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

_____ is a PUFA containing 6 double bonds

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

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

HMG-CoA reductase is inhibited by _____ and cholesterol

HMG CoA is converted to _____ via the enzyme HMG CoA reductase (cholesterol synthesis)

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

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

Androstenedione may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 17-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

HMG CoA reductase is stimulated by _____ and thyroxine (T4)

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