Quick Orientation
Section
Definition
- Objective
- Understand the core idea
- Keywords
- Lipoprotein lipase (LPL), triacylglycerols, chylomicrons
Site
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- adipose tissue, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle
Substrate and Products
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- free fatty acids, glycerol
Regulation
- Objective
- Track activators, inhibitors and feedback
- Keywords
- apo CII
Clinical Correlation
- Objective
- Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
- Keywords
- Clinical Correlation
Definition
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is an enzyme that hydrolyses a portion of the triacylglycerols present in chylomicrons and VLDL.