CHEBI:39026 - low-density lipoprotein

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ChEBI Name low-density lipoprotein ChEBI ID CHEBI:39026 Definition A class of lipoproteins of small size (18-25 nm) and low density (1.019-1.063 g/ml) particles with a core composed mainly of cholesterol esters and smaller amounts of triglycerides. The surface monolayer consists mostly of phospholipids, a single copy of apolipoprotein B-100, and free cholesterol molecules. The main function of LDL is to transport cholesterol and cholesterol esters from the liver. Excessive levels are associated with cardiovascular disease. Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team. Wikipedia License Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is one of the five major groups of lipoprotein that transport all fat molecules around the body in extracellular water. These groups, from least dense to most dense, are chylomicrons (aka ULDL by the overall density naming convention), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). LDL delivers fat molecules to cells. LDL has been associated with the progression of atherosclerosis. Read full article at Wikipedia Roles Classification Biological Role(s): Escherichia coli metabolite Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli. (via lipoprotein ) View more via ChEBI Ontology ChEBI Ontology Outgoing low-density lipoprotein (CHEBI:39026) has part low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (CHEBI:47774) low-density lipoprotein (CHEBI:39026) is a lipoprotein (CHEBI:6495) Incoming electronegative low-density lipoprotein (CHEBI:192800) is a low-density lipoprotein (CHEBI:39026) oxidised LDL (CHEBI:60151) is a low-density lipoprotein (CHEBI:39026) Synonyms Sources β-lipoproteins ChEBI LDL ChEBI low-density lipoproteins ChEBI Manual Xref Database Low-density_lipoprotein Wikipedia View more database links Citations Last Modified 01 August 2022