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Lipids

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laurate   12:0 fatty acid  
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myristate   14:0 fatty acid  
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stearate   18:0 fatty acid  
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arachidate   20:0 fatty acid  
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oleate   18:1 ω9 fatty acid  
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Linoleate   18:2 ω6 fatty acid  
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Linolenate   18:3 ω3 fatty acid  
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general steps of beta-oxidation   oxidation, hydration, oxidation, thiolysis  
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energy requirement for activation of CoA ester   -2 ATP  
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acetoacetate   ketone body  
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B-hydroxybutyrate   ketone body  
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acetone   ketone body  
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B-hydroxy-B-methylglutaryl-CoA   precursor for ketone body formation  
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arachidonic acid   20:4 n-6  
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chylomicron apoproteins   A-1, B-48, C-II, E  
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LDL apoproteins   B-100,  
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VLDL apoproteins   B-100, C-II, E  
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IDL apoproteins   B-100  
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HDL apoproteins   A-1, C-II, E  
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energy production per step of B-oxidation   1 NADH 1 FADH2 1 Acetyl CoA  
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palmitate   16:0 Fatty acid  
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C10 unit in cholesterol production   geranyl pyrophosphate  
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C15 unit in cholesterol production   farnesyl pyrophosphate  
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C30 unit of cholesterol production   squalene  
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Sandhoff's disease   Hexosaminidase A & B deficiency  
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Krabbe's disease   Galactosyl ceramide B-galactosyl hydrolase  
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Tay-Sachs disease   Hexosaminidase A deficiency  
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Fabry's disease   a-Galactosidase deficiency  
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Gaucher's disease   B-Glucosidase deficiency  
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Niemann-Pick disease   Sphingomyelinase deficiency  
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Eicosanoids   leukotrienes and lipoxins prostaglandins thromboxanes prostacyclins  
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leukotrienes   Formed from arachidonate through the enzyme lipoxygenase LTB4, LTC4, LTD4, LTE4, LTA4  
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prostaglandins   PGI2, PGE2, PGF2a  
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cyclooxygenase   Enzyme responsible for forming prostanoids. Inhibited by Aspirin, Acetominaphen, Ibuprofen, Celebrex  
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Thromboxanes   TXA2 Promotes platelet aggregation Produced mostly by platelets Decreases cAMP production  
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metachromatic leukodystrophy   sulfatase  
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LTB4   Leukotriene Increased leukocyte chemotaxis Release of lysosomal enzymes Aggregation of white blood cells Bronchoconstriction  
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PGI2   Prostaglandin Vasodilation Inhibits platelet aggregation Produced primarily by vessel endothelium  
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TXA2   type of Thromboxane Promotes plately aggregation Produced mostly by platelets Decreases cAMP production  
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lipoxygenase   enzyme that converts arachidonic acid to leukotrienes  
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prostanoids   Formed from arachidonate through the enzyme cyclooxygenases. Further classified into prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and prostacyclins  
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