Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

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

7-hydroxylase is regulated via negative feedback by _____

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 lipoprotein is apoprotein B-48 found on? _____

How much energy (kcal) can be produced from 1g of fat? _____

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