List of Abbreviations

A

- adenine

ADP

- adenosine diphosphate

Ala

- Alanine

Albumin-NEFA

- albumin-non-esterified Fatty acids

cAMP

- cyclic adenosine monophosphate

Arg

- Arginine

Asn

- aspartic acid

Asp

- asparagine

ATP

- adenosine triphosphate

Val

- valine

FFA

- free fatty acids

G

- guanine

Gal

- galactose

GDP

- guanosine diphosphate

His

- Histidine

HK

- hexokinase

Gly

- Glycine

Glc

- glucose

Gln

- glutamine

Glu

- glutamic acid

HMG-CoA

- ß-hydroxy-ß-methylglutaryl-CoA

HMG-CoA reductase

- ß-hydroxy-ß-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase

GTP

- guanosine triphosphate

DAG

- diacylglycerols

DNA

- deoxyribonucleic acid

DOPA

- dihydroxyphenylalanine

FA

- fatty acid

HDL

- high-density Lipoproteins

Leu

- leucine

Lys

- Lysine

LDL

- low-density lipoproteins

VLDL

- very low-density lipoproteins

LPL

- lipoprotein lipase

LCAT

- lecithin-Cholesterol acyltransferase

Met

- Methionine

MAO

- monoamine oxidase

NAD⁺

- nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

NA

- Nucleic Acids

OMP

- orotidine monophosphate

Pro

- Proline

RNA

- ribonucleic acid

mRNA

- Messenger RNA

rRNA

- ribosomal RNA

tRNA

- Transfer RNA

Ser

- Serine

T

- Thymine

TAG

- Triacylglycerol

TAG lipase

- triacylglycerol lipase

Tyr

- Tyrosine

H4F

- tetrahydrofolic acid (H₄-folate)

Trp

- Tryptophan

U

- uracil

UDP

- uridine diphosphate

UTP

- uridine triphosphate

FAD

- flavin adenine dinucleotide

Phe

- phenylalanine

Fru

- fructose

PFK

- Phosphofructokinase

CM rem

- chylomicron remnants

C

- cytosine

CDP

- cytidine diphosphate

ETC

- Electron Transport Chain

TCA

- Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Hb

- Hemoglobin

HbA

- normal adult hemoglobin

Km

- Michaelis constant

VMAX

- maximum velocity