Lipoprotein metabolism
Lipoprotein metabolism is the transport of dietary and endogenously derived lipids across different tissues or organs mainly through circulation. Since lipids like triacylglycerol, cholesterol, fatty acids are not soluble in water, their transportation through blood is very difficult. This problem solved by complexing with proteins called apolipoproteins or apoproteins. Together with apoproteins, these lipids are packaged in the form of lipoproteins namely; chylomicron, very low-density lipoprotein [VLDL], low-density lipoprotein [LDL] and high-density lipoprotein [HDL].
