Talk:Lipoprotein

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which of these categories does lipoprotein fits under? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.249.220.7 (talk • contribs) 20:30, 20 November 2005‎

Well, the whole point of lipoproteins is that they're amphoteric. They mix lipids in a hydrophilic medium. They're probably slightly alkaline, but that's not on the record. JFW | T@lk 22:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Lipoprotein particles vs. lipoproteins[edit]

The article on lipoprotein particles (LDL, HDL, etc.) should be separate from the article on lipoproteins in general. The introduction here is especially confusing, because it switches back and forth talking about lipoproteins and lipoprotein particles, without making clear which one a particular statement applies to.

128.189.228.138 (talk) 21:14, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Completely agree with previous comment. This article seems excessively biased towards a medical understanding and completely ignores the fact that lipoproteins are an entire class of macromolecules. Tyersome (talk) 22:04, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thickness versus size weirdness[edit]

The high-density lipoprotein article says that HDL is smallest, then LDL, then IDL...

Assuming intermediate is less dense than high-dense but more dense than low-dense... shouldn't its size be in between the two?

Why would IDL molecules be LARGER than IDL when they are denser? Ranze (talk) 23:23, 15 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

IDL is intermediate between VLDL and LDL, not between LDL and HDL.Rdphair (talk) 01:35, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Lipoprotein/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

The diagram included on this page is misleading in three respects.

1. Cholesterol is carried in the surface phospholipid monolayer, not in the core of the lipoprotein particle. 2. Cholesterol esters are carried in the core 3. There is only one molecule of apoB 100 per lipoprotein particle

Rdphair (talk) 06:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 06:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 22:05, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Percentages wrong[edit]

The table states that 33+30+29+4=96% for HDL, 104% for LDL & <101% for chylomicrons. Also, what percentages these are? Mass, volume, mol etc.? Keministi (talk) 08:59, 30 May 2017 (UTC) I checked this out in the Zubay source - quantities are virtually identical, percentages are listed as dry weight - I added this to the table — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.44.5.19 (talk) 15:37, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of alert template banner?[edit]

A student imporved thus page and added sources. it seems that the alert banner is not longer relevant. TMorata (talk) 13:10, 11 December 2018 (UTC)TMorata[reply]