KROK 1 2017 – Question 59 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Blood of the patients with diabetes mellitus shows increased content of free fatty acids. Name the most likely cause of this:
- A. Accumulation of palmitoyl-CoA in cytosol
- B. Decreased activity of plasma phosphatidylcholine-cholesterolacyltransferase
- C. Activation of apoA1, apoA2, and apoA4 apolipoprotein synthesis
- D. Increased activity of adipose triglyceride lipase
- E. Activation of ketone bodies utilization
Hint
Think about what insulin normally restrains in fat depots, and what happens to the stored fat when that restraint is lost.
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