Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

Adrenal _____, such as DHEA and androstenedione, have a ketone group at C-17 and are excreted as 17-ketosteroids in the urine

The liver packages _____ and cholesterol into VLDLs, which enter the blood

Dyslipidemia drugs _____ delivers cholesterol esters directly to the liver via scavenger receptor B-1 receptors

In type 1 diabetics, increased _____ leads to an increase in free fatty acids which are converted to ketone bodies in the liver

Pregnenolone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 17-hydroxylase

17-hydroxyprogesterone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 21-hydroxylase

One mechanism by which insulin stimulates lipogenesis is by _____ the levels of intracellular cAMP

Type _____ familial dyslipidemia is also known as Dysbetalipoproteinemia

Glucocerebroside is converted to _____ via the enzyme glucocerebrosidase (β-glucosidase)

Corticosterone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme aldosterone synthase