Which phospholipid is necessary for the normal transport and utilization of other lipids, especially in the liver?
Lecithin
The correct answer is Lecithin.
Lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) is a major phospholipid of lipoproteins such as VLDL. The liver needs it to package and export triglycerides; a deficiency of lecithin or of its precursor choline (a lipotropic factor) lets fat accumulate in the liver (fatty liver).
Cardiolipin is a phospholipid of the inner mitochondrial membrane, cephalin (phosphatidylethanolamine) is mainly a membrane phospholipid of nervous tissue, and plasmalogens are ether phospholipids of brain and heart membranes.
Short trick: Lecithin/choline = lipotropic: prevents fatty liver.
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Deficiency of which vitamin causes defective bone mineralization disorder called rickets?
Blood clotting time is considerably prolonged in deficiency of:
Which of this increases absorption of iron except
What is the temperature used for Autoclaving?
Which is a macromineral that the body needs to work properly?
