Lipid metabolism: Difference between revisions

[[Cholesterol]] can be made from [[acetyl-CoA]] through a multiple-step pathway known as [[isoprenoid pathway]]. Cholesterols are essential because they can be modified to form different [[hormone]]s in the body such as [[progesterone (medication)|progesterone]].<ref name="Lehninger_2000" /> 70% of cholesterol biosynthesis occurs in the cytosol of liver cells.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

 

Lipid metabolism is tightly regulated by hormones to ensure a balance between energy storage and utilization.