Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

Conversion of malate to pyruvate via malic enzyme produces a molecule of _____ (fatty acid synthesis)

What cellular organelle is responsible for synthesizing Plasmalogens?_____

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

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

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

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

Is cholesterol polar or nonpolar?_____

Palmitate is a _____-carbon (#) fatty acid

Testosterone is converted to dihydrotestosterone via the enzyme _____