Lipids

Question 1

what is the transporter used in order for lipids to circulate in our body?

Answer 1

Lipoproteins

Question 2

what is the only component in lipid chemical structure?

Answer 2

Hydrocarbon

Question 3

Often linked to fatty acids to form ceramides, which serves as precursors for the synthesis of other sphingolipids

Answer 3

Sphingosine

Question 4

These contain a monosaccharide head group and are commonly found in the myelin sheath of nerve cells

Answer 4

Cerebrosides

Question 5

It is the most prevalent ketone body in the bloodstream and is generated from acetoacetate

Answer 5

Beta-hydroxybutyrate

Question 6

Mainly present in the neurological system, these are essential for signaling and cell identification.

Answer 6

Gangliosides

Question 7

2 testing methods of Phospholipids

Answer 7

Thin Layer Chromatography and Enzymatic Methods

Question 8

What is the transporter used in fatty acid?

Answer 8

Lipoprotein lipase

Question 9

Carboxyl group is present in?

Answer 9

Malonyl-CoA

Question 10

Also known as sinking pre-beta lipoprotein?

Answer 10

Lipoprotein A

Question 11

Which lipoprotein is also known as the VLDL remnant?

Answer 11

Intermediate Density Lipoprotein (IDL)

Question 12

Also known as floating beta lipoprotein?

Answer 12

Beta-VLDL

Question 13

Which apolipoprotein inhibits Lipoprotein lipase?

Answer 13

Apo C-III

Question 14

Which apolipoprotein is considered a potent activator of LPL?

Answer 14

Apo C-II

Question 15

Which Abnormal Lipoproteins found in patients with obstructive jaundice and LCAT deficiency

Answer 15

Lipoprotein X

Question 15

Cholesterol has Higher values in men before age of what?

Answer 15

45

Question 16

The presence of double bonds and hydroxyl group in the sterol’s structure makes it possible for cholesterol to carry out a?

Answer 16

Colorimetric assay

Question 17

Microviscocity of amniotic fluid can be measured by?

Answer 17

Fluorescence polarization

Question 18

Also known as good cholesterol?

Answer 18

High Density lipoprotein (HDL)

Question 19

Which of the major lipoprotein has the largest lipoprotein particles?

Answer 19

Chylomicrons

Question 20

Which major lipoprotein synthesized both by the liver and intestines?

Answer 20

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)

Question 21

What apolipoproteins are present in Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)?

Answer 21

Apo β-100 and Apo E

Question 22

What are the two primary types of lipoproteins?

Answer 22

Low density lipoproteins (LDL) and high density lipoproteins(HDL)

Question 23

It serves as the carrier to transport lipids.

Answer 23

Lipoprotein

Question 24

It binds lipids to create lipoproteins which transport fats, cholesterol and fat-soluble vitamins in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and lymph.

Answer 24

Apolipoprotein

Question 25

Both hydrophilic (water-attracting) it interacts with water and hydrophobic (water-repelling) regions it interacts with lipids.

Answer 25

Amphipathic Shells

Question 26

It is insoluble in water, and it is being carried and transport by the lipoproteins.

Answer 26

Lipid

Question 27

Ability of proteins to bind to lipids.

Answer 27

Amphipathic helix

Question 28

Give the formula for VLDL in mmol/L using Friedewald Method.

Answer 28

VLDL (mmol/L) = Plasma Triglyceride/2.175

Question 29

Give the formula for VLDL in mg/dL using De Long method.

Answer 29

VLDL (mg/dL) = Plasma triglyceride/6.5