Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

Which cellular organelle is responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol and bile acids?_____

Are triglycerides polar or nonpolar?_____

1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol increases _____ absorption of Ca2+ through synthesis of calbindin D-28K

What type of enzyme cleaves phospholipid ester bonds?_____

Is cholesterol ester polar or nonpolar? _____

Ceramide trihexoside is converted to glucocerebroside via the enzyme _____

Leukotrienes are synthesized from arachidonic acid by _____.

Free fatty acids can be converted back to _____ and stored in adipose tissue

Rank the forms of estrogen from most to least potent?_____

Insulin inhibits _____ formation in the liver because decreased fatty acid degradation provides less acetyl CoA substrate for ketoacid formation