Q. A second-year medical student is reviewing her biochemistry notes for an upcoming exam. She is studying lipid metabolism and comes across lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT). This enzyme has an important role in lipoprotein metabolism, esterifying cholesterol and thus playing a key role in the maturation of a certain type of lipoprotein.
Which lipoprotein primarily benefits from the activity of LCAT?