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LIPIDS Flashcards

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Long chain of carboxylic acid with one double bond

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MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID

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long chain of carboxylic acid with no double bond

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SATURATED FATTY ACID

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Long chain of carboxylic acid with two or more double bonds

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POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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Fatty acids associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis

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SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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Essential fatty acids

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LINOLEIC ACID

LINOLENIC ACID

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5
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Immediate precursor of prostaglandins

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ARACHIDONIC ACID

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6
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End product of fatty acid synthesis

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PALMITIC ACID

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2 primary bile acids

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CHolic and chenodeoxycholic

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8
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2 molecules conjugated to bile acids to convert them to bile salts

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TAURINE

GLYCINE

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2 secondary bile acids

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DEOXYXHOLIC AND LITHOCOLIC ACID

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Clinical manifestation of lipid malabsorption

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STEATORRHEA

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Spherical macromolecular complexes composed of a neutral lipid core surrounded by a shell of amphipathic lipoproteins, phospholipid and nonesterified cholesterol

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LIPOPROTEINS

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12
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Protein moiety of lipoproteins

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APOPROTEINS

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13
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Transport dietary triglyceride and cholesterol from intestine to tissues

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CHYLOMICRON

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14
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Transport triglyceride from liver to tissues

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VLDL

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15
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Delivers cholesterols into cells

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LDL

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16
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reverse cholesterol transport

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HDL

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17
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Shuttles apo C II and apo E in the blood

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HDL

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18
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Mediates chylomicron secretion

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APO B48

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19
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Activates lipoprotein lipase

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APO C 11

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20
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Mediates uptake if chylomicron remnant

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APO E

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21
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Binds to LDL receptor and mediates VLDL secretion

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APO B100

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22
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Activates LCAT to produce cholesteryl estees in HDL

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APO A1

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23
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Degradation of dietary TAG in small intestine

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PANCREATIC LIPASE

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24
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degradation of TAG remaining in IDL

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hepatic TAG lipase

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25
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Major component of lung surfactant

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DIPALMITOYL PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE

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26
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Only glycerophospholipid that is antigenic

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Cardiolipin

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27
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Reservoir for arachidonic acid in the membranes and precursor for IP3 and DAG

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PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL

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28
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important constituent of myelin

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SPHINGOMYELIN

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29
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contains no double bond

solid at room temperature

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saturated fatty acid

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30
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contains 1 double bond

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monounsaturated fatty acid

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31
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contain 2 double bonds

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Polyunsaturated fatty acid

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32
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deficiency results in decreased vision and altered learning behavior

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Linolenic acid

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33
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becomes essential if linoleicis deficient

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Arachidonic acid

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34
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rate limiting step in fatty acid synthesis

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ACETYL CoA CARBOXYLASE

acetyl coA + ATP –> malonyl coA

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Since the rate limiting step in fatty acid synthesis requires a carboxylase what is a necessary co factor in this reaction?

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Biotin

36
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Where is acetyl coA produced?

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Mitichondrial matrix only because it cannot pass through the mitichondrial membranes

37
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Where does the cell primarily get the necessary NADPH?

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Hexose monophosphate pathway/pentose phosphate pathway and NADPH dependent malate dehydrogenase (malic enzyme)

38
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esters of the trihydric alcohol glycerol and fats

main storage forms of fatty acids

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Triacylglycerols

39
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Where does synthesis of TAGs occur

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liver and adipose tissue

40
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sources of glycerol 3 phosphate

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DHAP from glycolysis and phosphorylation of free glycerol

41
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hydrolyzes TAGs to yielding free fatty acids and glycerol

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Hormone sensitive lipase

42
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rate limiting step: B-oxidation of fatty acids

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CARNITINE ACYLTRANSFERASE fatty acyl CoA + carnitine –> fatty acyl carnitine + CoA

43
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removal of acetyl CoA fragments from the ends if fatty acids

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B-oxidation of fatty acids

44
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oxidiZe very long chain of fatty acids

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peroxisomes

45
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Total ATP yield by B oxidation

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129 ATP

46
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converts acetyl CoA ti ketone bodies

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Ketogenesis

47
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where dies ketogenesis occur?

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mitochondria

48
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rate limiting step on ketogenesis

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HMG CoA synthase

kHetoneS

49
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major tissue site if FA synthesis

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liver

50
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carriers/shuttles of fatty acid synthesis

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citrate shuttle shuttles acetyl CoA

51
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reducing equivalent if FA Synthesis

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NADPH

52
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FA synthesis product

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1 palmitate

53
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FA synthesis inhibitors

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long chain fatty acyl CoA inhibits acetyl CoA carboxylase

54
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major tissue site if B oxidation

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muscle and liver

55
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carriers/shuttles of b oxidation

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carnitine shuttle shuttles fatty acyl

56
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reducing equivalents of b oxidation

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NAD AND FAD

57
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inhibitor of b oxidation

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malonyl CoA inhibits carnitine palmitoyl transferase

58
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ketoacidosis can be seen in

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uncontrolled DM 1&2, starvation and chronic alcoholics

59
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adrenal hormones derived from cholesterol

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aldosterone
androstenedione
cortisol

60
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storage form of cholesterol

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cholesteryl esters

61
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major tissue site for cholesterol synthesis

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liver and intestines

62
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rate limiting step of cholesterol synthesis

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HMG CoA reductase

cHolesteRol

63
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drugs used for the treatment if hypercholesterolemia to reduced the risk for CVD. they are competitive inhibitors of HMG coA reductase

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Statins

64
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the inner mitochondrial membrane is impermeable to acetyl CoA how does acetyl CoA reach the cytosol for cholesterol

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Citrate shuttle

65
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synthesis in the liver from cholesterol

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bile acids

66
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rale limiting enzyme of bile acids

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cholesterol 7 A hydroxylase

67
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bile conjugated with either lysine ir taurine

emulsifying agent

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bile salts

68
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mother hormone from which all other hormones are derived

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pregnenolone

69
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rate limiting step of steroid hormone synthesis

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desmolase

70
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TAG from diet

activated by TRYSIN

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pancreatic lipase

71
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TAG from chylomicrons and VLDL

activated by INSULIN

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lipoprotein lipase

72
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TAG from adipose

activated by Glucagon

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hormone sensitive lipase

73
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spherical macromolecular complexes composed of neutral lipid core surrounded by a shell of amphipathic apolipoproteins phospholipids and nonsterified cholesterol

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Plasma lipoproteins

74
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represent the protein moiety of lipoproteins

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APOLIPOPROTEINS or apoproteins

75
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apoprotein secreted by the liver

chylomicron assembly + secretion

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Apo B48

chylomicrons

76
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apoprotein that activates lipoprotein lipase

shuttled by HDLs

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Apo C II

chylomicrons and VLDL

77
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apoprotein that is taken up by the liver

mediates uptake if chylomicron remnant

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Apo E

chylomicron and VLDL

78
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activates LCAT

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A-1

79
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only antigenic phospholipid
it reacts with antibodies produced against treponema pallidum hence one of the non treponemal tests for syphilis is anti cardiolipin test

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cardiolipin

80
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sphingosine + fatty acid

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ceramide

81
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ceramide + glucose or galactose

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cerebroside

82
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ceramide + oligosaccharide

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globoside

83
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ceramide + n acetylneuramic acid

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ganglioside

84
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ceramide + sulfated galactose

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sulfatides

85
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only significant sphingophospholipid in humans where it is an important constituet of the myelin sheath of nerves

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sphingomyelin

86
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aim to identify the whole complement of proteins elaborated by a cell under diversed conditions

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proteomics

biochemistry (15 decks)

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