- A
lipoprotein is a
biochemical ****embly
whose primary function is to
transport hydrophobic lipid (also
known as fat)
molecules in water, as in
blood plasma...
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Lipoprotein(a) is a low-density
lipoprotein variant containing a
protein called apolipoprotein(a).
Genetic and
epidemiological studies have identified...
- Low-density
lipoprotein (LDL) is one of the five
major groups of
lipoprotein that
transport all fat
molecules around the body in
extracellular water. These...
- High-density
lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five
major groups of
lipoproteins.
Lipoproteins are
complex particles composed of
multiple proteins which...
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Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) (EC 3.1.1.34,
systematic name
triacylglycerol acylhydrolase (
lipoprotein-dependent)) is a
member of the
lipase gene family, which...
- all
lipids (e.g. fats, triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids) or
lipoproteins in the blood. The term
hyperlipidemia refers to the
laboratory finding...
-
levels of
cholesterol in the blood,
especially when
bound to low-density
lipoprotein (LDL,
often referred to as "bad cholesterol"), may
increase the risk...
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major groups of
lipoproteins (chylomicrons, VLDL, intermediate-density
lipoprotein, low-density
lipoprotein, high-density
lipoprotein) that
enable fats...
- The low-density
lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) is a
mosaic protein of 839
amino acids (after
removal of 21-amino acid
signal peptide) that
mediates the...
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particles (
lipoproteins).
Lipoproteins are
classified by
their density: very low
density lipoprotein (VLDL),
intermediate density lipoprotein (IDL), low...
