membrane lipids Flashcards

exam 3

1
Q

lipids form the basis of all

A

biological membranes

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2
Q

cancerous cells up regulate ________ as they need to make membranes

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lipid synthesis

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3
Q

lipid based 2 messengers play a hge role in

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inflammation, pain, fever

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4
Q

accumulation of sphingolipids

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LSD

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5
Q

have a scaffold and 3 FAs

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storage lipids

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6
Q

have a scaffold and 1-2 FA chains

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Structural lipids

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7
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have a glycerol backbone, 2 FA chains and head group attached to phosphate

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glycerophospholipids

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8
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have a sphingosine backbone, 1 FA chain and phosphate choline

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phosphosphingolipids

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9
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has a sphingosine backbone, 1 FA chain, and a head group based on either glucose or galactose

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Glycolipid

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10
Q

saturated

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1

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11
Q

unsaturated

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2

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12
Q

glycerophospholipids:

________ which is attached to an alcohol head group; alcohol can be from many different molecules

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position 3 has a phosphate group

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13
Q

amphipathic and forms bilayers spontaneously

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glycerophospholipids

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14
Q

head is

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hydrophilic

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15
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tail is

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hydrophobic

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16
Q

unsaturated FA _________ the melting point and makes membrane _______ at normal body temperature

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lowers and fluid

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17
Q

1,2-palmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine

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lung surfactant

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18
Q

respiratory distress syndrom

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lung surfactant deficiency

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19
Q

lung surfactant has 2 saturated FA that helps reduce

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fluidity of membrane

20
Q

formation of glycerophospholipids beings with either

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Phosphatidic acid ( G3P) or DAG

21
Q

to form the head group of glycerophospholipids, the phosphate needs to be

22
Q

that is so special of phosphatidyl serine?

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it needs to be formed from an already made ethanolamine

23
Q

methyl donor of body adds 3 methyl to PE to form PC

24
Q

are enzymes that hydrolyze portions of Glycerosphingolipids molecules

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phospholipases

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_____ releases unsaturated FA and ________ to work on them to make intercellular singaling
PLA2 releases unsaturated FA and oxygenases to work on them to make intercellular singaling
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cleaves off phosphorylated head group
PLC
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cleaves off unphosphorylated head group
PLD
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cleaves off FA at position 1
PLA1
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cleaves off FA at position 2
PLA2
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oxygenases oxidize _____ to create inercellular messengers
PUFA
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increases phsophorylated head group to create 20 intracellular messengers
PLC
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are in many venoms
PLAs
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acts as hemolytic detergents and destroy RBCs
PLAs
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PLAs rearrange ___, sometimes it is required to place a FA with another FA
FAs
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certain stressors induce _____ to release long chain PUFA from membrane phospholipid
PLA2
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___________ will oxidize PUFa to other molecules that act as intercellular signals
cycloxygenase
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cyclooxygenase action gives rise to
prostaglandins and thromboxanes
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inhibits platelet activation and are effective vasolidators
prostacyclin
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rearranges the PUFA, does not change double bond #
lipoxygenase
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modification of 5-hydroxyperoxy eicosaletraenoic acid produces
leukotrienes
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______ goes to ER and binds CA channel leading to calcium release and will fully activate PKC via calcium binding
IP3
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calmodulin kinase activated by
calcium
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an autoimmune disease that targets myelin
multiple sclerosis
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addition of Acyl- CoA to sphingosine forms
sphingomyelin backbone
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in glycosphingolipids (cerobrosides, globosides, and gangliosides) each sugar linkage needs
a separate enzyme