Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: lipoamide

Answer: acyl groups

Flashcard 2: Where does fatty acid oxidation take place?

Answer: mitochondria

Flashcard 3: Where does fatty acid synthesis take place?

Answer: cytoplasm

Flashcard 4: Where does steroid synthesis take place?

Answer: SER

Flashcard 5: Where does cholesterol synthesis take place?

Answer: cytoplasm

Flashcard 6: fatty acid synthesis

Answer: carnitite acyltransferase I

Flashcard 7: ketogenesis

Answer: HMG-CoA synthase

Flashcard 8: cholesterol synthesis

Answer: HMG-CoA reductase

Flashcard 9: lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT)

Answer:

Extra: esterification of cholesterol

Flashcard 10: cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP)

Answer:

Extra: transfer of cholesterol esters between lipoprotein particles