Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

One source of vitamin D (cholecalciferol) is through synthesis from 7-dehydrocholesterol in the presence of _____

What is the rate-limiting enzyme of fatty acid synthesis? _____

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

Is cholesterol ester polar or nonpolar? _____

Ceramide trihexoside is converted to glucocerebroside via the enzyme _____

What type of enzyme cleaves phospholipid ester bonds?_____

Leukotrienes are synthesized from arachidonic acid by _____.

Increased levels of cholesterol inside the hepatocyte leads to _____ LDL-receptor gene expression

Activation of the coagulation cascade requires the _____ surface of platelets

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