Most prevalent saturated FA in average US diet Correct Answer palmitic and stearic acid
Most prevalent unsaturated FA in US diet Correct Answer oleic and linoleic acid
What is formed when FA are oxidized in mitocho
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Most prevalent saturated FA in average US diet Correct Answer palmitic and stearic acid
Most prevalent unsaturated FA in US diet Correct Answer oleic and linoleic acid
What is formed when FA are oxidized in mitochondria? Correct Answer acetyl-CoA
What is the normal product of FA synthesis? Correct Answer palmitate (16:0)
We synthesize about how many mg of cholesterol/day? Correct Answer 700mg/day
What is cholesterol the precursor to? Correct Answer estrogen, androgen, glucocorticoids, bile acids, vitamin D
What is the most active site of lipid digestion? Correct Answer jejunum
The main function of lipoproteins is Correct Answer lipid carriers
Main component of HDL molecule is Correct Answer protein
What else besides protein makes up HDL? Correct Answer TAG, phospholipids, cholesterol particles
Trans unsaturated FA are not considered more atherogenic than saturated FA because Correct Answer they elevate serum LDL and decrease HDL
What is the mechanism of Orlistat? Correct Answer inhibit pancreatic lipase activity
Which hormone is considered to be an antagonist of lipolysis? Correct Answer insulin
What causes excessive accumulation of ketone bodies? Correct Answer reduced cellular glucose supply and a concomitant increase in FA oxidation
What portion of a typical human cell is protein? Correct Answer 1/2
What is the roles of enzymes? Correct Answer decrease transition energy (activation energy)
What is true of collagen? Correct Answer -major connective tissue
-made up of tropocollagen
-tropocollagen is a 3-peptide chain cross linked triple helix
-has large amounts of glycine and proline
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