Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

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

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

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

Decay accelerating factor (DAF/CD55) and Membrane Inhibitor of Reactive Lysis (MIRL/CD59) are secured to the RBC cell membrane by _____, which serves as an anchoring glycolipid

Which enzyme is unique to the zona glomerulosa and thus the mineralocorticoid synthesis pathway?_____

Where does the energy to power gluconeogenesis come from in a starvation state?

Arachidonic acids are converted to leukotrienes via the enzyme _____

What is the mode of inheritance of type I hyperlipoproteinemia?_____

What is the rate-limiting enzyme of fatty acid beta-oxidation?

What substance is the primary regulator of membrane fluidity? _____