Lipid Metabolism — Flashcards

Hepatocytes synthesize _____ using the rate-limiting enzyme HMG CoA reductase

The zona _____ normally cannot produce glucocorticoids because it lacks the enzyme 17-hydroxylase

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

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

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

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

Type _____ familial dyslipidemia is also known as Dysbetalipoproteinemia

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

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

Fatty Acid Nomenclature: C18:2 (9,12) is an _____-carbon fatty acid with two double bonds