KEY TERMS

phosphatidate

triacylglycerol

phospholipid

cytidine diphosphodiacylglycerol (CDP-diacylglycerol)

sphingolipid

ceramide

sphingomyelin

cerebroside

ganglioside

phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP)

cholesterol

mevalonate

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase)

3-isopentenyl pyrophosphate

sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)

lipoprotein particle

low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

high-density lipoprotein (HDL)

reverse cholesterol transport

receptor-mediated endocytosis

bile salt

steroid hormone

cytochrome P450 monooxygenase

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