Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

A ceramide attached to a sugar (e.g. glucose, galactose) is known as a _____

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

What type of enzyme cleaves phospholipid ester bonds?_____

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

Ceramide trihexoside is converted to lactosylceramide via the enzyme _____

Is cholesterol ester polar or nonpolar? _____

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.

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

Leukotrienes are synthesized from arachidonic acid by _____.