Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

What cellular organelle is responsible for synthesizing Plasmalogens?_____

HDL may directly bring cholesterol back to the liver via the _____ receptor (reverse cholesterol transport)

Which lipoprotein is formed by modification of IDL and delivers hepatic cholesterol to peripheral tissue? _____

Vitamin K promotes _____ of factors II, VII, IX, X and protein C/S

Vitamin K is necessary for _____ of factors II, VII, IX, X, and proteins C and S

_____ CoA is the only fatty acid carbon that may be used to make glucose (via gluconeogenesis)

In naturally occuring fatty acids, double bonds are in the _____ configuration (cis or trans)

Testosterone is converted to dihydrotestosterone via the enzyme _____

The Peroxisome is unique in that it performs -oxidation to break down _____

Palmitate is a _____-carbon (#) fatty acid