Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism

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What is the fate of long-chain fatty acids contained within micelles?

Transport into chylomicrons released into the lymphatic system

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Where are chylomicrons synthesized?

Intestine

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Where are VLDL’s synthesized?

Liver

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What could result from absence of apolipoproteins?

  • An inability to secrete lipid transport lipoproteins

  • An inability to endocytose lipoproteins

  • A decreased ability to remove excess cholesterol from blood vesselt

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What do Statin drugs inhibit?

HMG-CoA reductase

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What are stating drugs (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) prescribed for?

Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)

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Which fatty acid can be synthesized by humans?

16:0

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What is the process of fatty acid synthesis?

Activation → Bond Formation → Reduction → Dehydration → Reducton

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Where do the majority of triacylglycerols stored in adipocytes originate from?

Liver synthesis