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LIPIDS & LIPOPROTEINS

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Fatty or waxy, or oily compounds that are soluble in organic solvents and insoluble in polar solvents such as water:

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Lipids

#2
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Types of Lipids:

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• Fatty acids • Glycerides • Nonglyceride lipids • Complex lipids

#3
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Types of Fatty acids:

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• Saturated fatty acids • Unsaturated fatty acids

#4
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Types of Glycerides:

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• Neutral glycerides (Triglycerides) • Phosphoglycerides (Phospholipids)

#5
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Types of Nonglyceride lipids:

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• Steroids • Sphingolipids (sphingomyelin, glycolipids) • Waxes

#6
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Example of complex lipids:

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Lipoproteins

#7
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Building blocks of lipids; hydrocarbon chain with a terminal COO- group:

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Fatty acids

#8
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3 fatty acid molecules attached to one molecule of glycerol by ester bonds; serves as main storage form of energy, insulator, shock absorber and integral part of cell membrane.

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Triglycerides

#9
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Similar to triglycerides except that the third position on the glycerol backbone contains a phospholipid head group

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Phospholipids

#10
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Serves as part of cell membrane and as parent chain for aldosterone, cortisol and the sex hormones:

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Cholesterol

#11
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Two forms of cholesterol:

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• Cholesterol esters - approximately 70% of total cholesterol • Free cholesterol - approximately 30% of total cholesterol

#12
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Major lipoprotein(s) of Apo A-1:

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HDL

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Major lipoprotein(s) of Apo B-100:

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LDL, VLDL

#14
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Major lipoprotein(s) of Apo B-48:

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Chylomicron

#15
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Major lipoprotein(s) of Apo E:

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VLDL, HDL

#16
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Major lipoprotein(s) of Apo (a):

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Lp (a)

#17
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Types of Major Liporproteins:

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• Chylomicrons • VLDL • LDL • HDL

#18
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• Largest but the least dense lipoprotein • Highest TG content • causes postprandial (after meal) turbidity

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Chylomicrons

#19
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What is the function of chylomicrons?

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Transports EXOGENOUS/dietary Triglyceride (TG)

#20
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• 2nd largest lipoprotein • 2nd least dense • 2nd highest TG content • causes FASTING HYPERLIPIDEMIC TURBIDITY

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Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)

#21
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What is the function of VLDL?

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Transports ENDOGENOUS/hepatic TG

#22
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• Lipolysis of VLDL • Highest CHOLESTEROL content • target for cholesterol lowering therapy • high risk for developing atherosclerosis if levels are elevated

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Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)

#23
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What is the function of LDL?

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Transports cholesterol from the liver to peripheral tissue (increases risk of atherosclerosis)

#24
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• Smallest but the densest lipoprotein • Highest protein content

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High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)