Maximum percentage of lipid is present in

Options

(a) chylomicron
(b) HDL
(c) LDL
(d) VLDL

Correct Answer:

chylomicron

Explanation:

A lipoprotein is a biochemical assembly that contains both proteins and lipids. The lipids or their derivatives may be covalently or non-covalently bound to the proteins. Many enzymes, transporters, structural proteins, antigens, adhesins and toxins are lipoproteins. There are four types of lipoproteins (1) Chylomicron : lipid – 98%, protein – 2% (2) Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL): lipid-90%, protein – 10% (3) Low density lipoprotein (LDL): lipid -80%, protein-20% (4) High density lipoprotein (HDL): li