Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

A ceramide attached to a sugar (e.g. glucose, galactose) is known as a(n) _____

The enzyme _____ is deficient in metachromatic leukodystrophy

Adipocytes, macrophages, and FFAs cause release of _____, which contributes to insulin resistance in obesity

What lecithin:sphingomyelin ratio is indicative of adequate surfactant production? _____

_____ is released from the phospholipid cell membrane by the enzyme phospholipase A2

Pharmacology: Cholestatic Drugs The rate limiting step of bile acid synthesis is done via _____

Can glucocorticosteroids still be produced if there is absence of cholesterol desmolase, 21β-hydroxylase, 11β-hydroxylase, or 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase? _____

The liver packages triglycerides and cholesterol into _____, which enter the blood

As triglycerides are removed from the VLDLs, the VLDL shrinks, forming _____

What demographic has an increased incidence of Tay-Sachs, Niemann Pick, and some forms of Gaucher disease? _____