KROK 1 2015 – Question 161 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Obesity is a common disease. The aim of its treatment is to lower content of neutral fats in the body. What hormone-sensitive enzyme is the most important for intracellular lipolysis?
- A. Triacylglycerol lipase
- B. Protein kinase
- C. Diacylglycerol lipase
- D. Monoacylglycerol lipase
- E. Adenylate kinase
Hint
Think about which enzyme catalyses the regulated, rate-limiting hydrolysis of stored fat in adipocytes when hormones such as adrenaline stimulate fat mobilisation.
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