Fibrates are used to lower levels of these compounds, and an elevated level of them is one of the diagnostic components of (*) metabolic syndrome.
These molecules accumulate in muscle and fibroblasts in people with Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome. A spike in both potassium and these molecules are characteristic of propofol infusion syndrome. Eruptive xanthomas are characteristic of a condition in which these compounds are elevated, called LPL deficiency. Fibrates are used to lower levels of these compounds, and an elevated level of them is one of the diagnostic components of (*) metabolic syndrome. These compounds make up the majority of the lipids carried by a chylomicron, and high levels of them present an independent risk of coronary artery disease. For 10 points, name these lipid molecules named for the fact that they contain three fatty acid chains linked to a single glycerol molecule.
These molecules accumulate in muscle and fibroblasts in people with Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome.
triglycerides [prompt on lipids or fats or fatty acids or neutral lipids; do NOT prompt on “cholesterol”]