Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

Pulmonary surfactant is a mix of lecithins, the most important of which is _____

Iron poisoning causes cell death due to _____ of membrane lipids

What demographic has an increased incidence of Tay-Sachs, Niemann Pick, and some forms of Gaucher disease?_____

What substance is the precursor to bile acids, steroids, and vitamin D? _____

Vitamin _____ injection is given at birth to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn

Inside the intestinal epithelial cells, re-esterified lipids are packaged with apoproteins into _____

Which serum lipoprotein is elevated in type IV familial dyslipidemia? _____

The first intermediate in cholesterol synthesis is _____ (from HMG CoA)

What is the main component of VLDLs?_____

A ceramide attached to phosphate and choline is a _____