Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

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

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

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

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

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

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

The first step in all pathways of adrenocortical hormone synthesis is the conversion of _____ to pregnenolone by the enzyme cholesterol desmolase

17-hydroxypregnenolone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 17,20-lyase

_____ increases testosterone synthesis by stimulating the enzyme cholesterol desmolase

Progesterone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 21-hydroxylase