Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

The first step of fatty acid synthesis is transport of _____ from the mitochondria to the cytosol through its shuttle

What substrate accumulates in the lysosomes of a patient with Niemann Pick disease? _____

Glucocorticoids have a _____ effect on peripheral fat tissue (anabolic/catabolic)

Where in the cell does beta-oxidation occur?

Which female sex steroid is responsible for female fat distribution?_____

What stain is used to screen for fecal fat? _____

Fatty acids, from triglyceride breakdown, are broken down into acetyl CoA via the process of _____

Which serum lipid is elevated in type IIa familial dyslipidemia? _____

Which lipoprotein is apoprotein B-48 found on? _____

When membrane phospholipids are in the _____ (cis or trans) configuration, they cause decreased membrane fluidity