Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

Muscle biopsy of a patient with primary carnitine deficiency shows elevated _____

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

Ceramide trihexoside is converted to lactosylceramide via the enzyme _____

What type of enzyme cleaves phospholipid ester bonds?_____

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

Is cholesterol ester polar or nonpolar? _____

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

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

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