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Sofro
Faculty of Medicine
YARSI University
Learning objectives
Triacylglycerol (TAG)
Phospholipids
Cholesterol
Cholesteryl ester
Phospholipid Structures
Phosphatidylcholine (PC)
Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)
Phosphatidylserine (PS)
Cont.
Function of lipoproteins
Chylomicrons
Transport triacylglycerols from intestines to other
tissue except kidneys
VLDL
Bind triacylglycerols in liver and carry them to fat
tissue
LDL
Carry cholesterol to peripheral tissues
HDL
Bound to plasma cholesterol. Transport cholesterol
to liver
Source
Chylomicro
ns
Chylomicro
n
remnants
VLDL
IDL
LDL
Intestine
Chylomicrons
1-2
6-8
98-99
92-94
88
80
Liver
(intestine)
VLDL
VLDL
7-10
11
21
90-93
89
79
56
29
13
32
33
57
70
68
67
43
30
2
16
13
-
HDL1
HDL2
HDL3
Pre--HDL
Liver &
intestine
VLDL
Chylomicrons
TAG
(%)
Lipoproteins
Molecular
Mass (Da)
Apo A-I
HDL, Chylomicrons
28,000
Apo A-II
HDL, Chylomicrons
17,000
Apo A-IV
46,000
Apo B-100
550,000
Apo B-48
Chyloicrons, chylomicron
remnants
260,000
Apo C-I
7,6000
Apo C-II
8,916
Apo C-III
8,750
Apo D
Subfraction of HDL
19,300
Apo E
34,000
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