What is Lecithin?

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Answer :

Phosphatidyl choline. 

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Description : When choline of lecithin is replaced by ethanolamine, the product is (A) Spingomyelin (B) Cephalin (C) Plasmalogens (D) Lysolecithin

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : Which of the following is not a phospholipids? (A) Lecithin (B) Plasmalogen (C) Lysolecithin (D) Gangliosides

Last Answer : Answer : D

Description : Phospholipase A2 is an enzyme which removes a fatty acid residue from lecithin to form (A) Lecithin fragments (B) Phosphotidic acid (C) Glyceryl phosphate (D) Lysolecithin

Last Answer : Answer : D

Description : Lysolecithin is formed from lecithin by the action of (A) Phospholipase A1 (B) Phospholipase A2 (C) Phospholipase C (D) Phospholipase D

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : LCAT is (A) Lactose choline alamine transferse (B) Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (C) Lecithin carnitine acyl transferase (D) Lanoleate carbamoyl acyl transferase

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : Which one of the following is not a phospholipid? (A) Lecithin (B) Plasmalogen (C) Lysolecithin (D) Gangliosides

Last Answer : Answer : D

Description : Lecithin contains a nitrogenous base named as (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Inositol (D) All of these

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : Activated lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase is essential for the conversion of (A) VLDL remnants into LDL (B) Nascent HDL into HDL (C) HDL2 into HDL3 (D) HDL3 into HDL2

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : Lysolecithin is formed from lecithin by removal of (A) Fatty acid from position 1 (B) Fatty acid from position 2 (C) Phosphorylcholine (D) Choline

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : Dipalmitoyl lecithin acts as (A) Platelet activating factor (B) Second messenger for hormones (C) Lung surfactant (D) Anti-ketogenic compound

Last Answer : Answer : C

Description : The nitrogenous base in lecithin is (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Serine (D) Betaine

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : Phospholipid acting as surfactant is (A) Cephalin (B) Phosphatidyl inositol (C) Lecithin (D) Phosphatidyl serine

Last Answer : Answer : C

Description : Apolipoprotein C-II is an activator of (A) Lecithin cholesterola acyl transferase (B) Phospholipase C (C) Extrahepatic lipoprotein lipase (D) Hepatic lipoprotein lipase

Last Answer : Answer : C

Description : Nitrogenous base present in lecithin. -Biology

Last Answer : answer:

Description : Which can function as carrier in active ion absorption? (a) Feradoxin (b) Plastoquinone (c) Cytochrome (d) Lecithin

Last Answer : Ans. ((d))

Description : Identify the substances having glycosidic bond and peptide bond, respectively in their structure. (a) Chitin, cholesterol (b) Glycerol, trypsin (c) Cellulose, lecithin (d) Inulin, insulin

Last Answer : (d) Inulin, insulin

Description : Which one of the following structural formulae of two organic compounds is correctly identified along with its related function? (a) B : Adenine - A nucleotide that makes up nucleic acids (b) A : Triglyceride - ... ) B : Uracil - A component of DNA (d) A : Lecithin - A component of cell membrane

Last Answer : (d) A : Lecithin - A component of cell membrane

Description : Which one of the following biomolecules is correctly characterized? (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride  found in cell membrane. (b) Palmitic acid - an unsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms. ... Alanine amino acid - contains an amino group and an acidic group anywhere in the molecule.

Last Answer : (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride  found in cell membrane

Description : When a wound occurs in humans, the platelets in th blood activate a substance which starts the clotting process. The substance which starts the clotting is: a) adenosine (pron: ah-den-ah-seen) b) histamine c) lecithin (pron: less-ah-thin) d) thrombin

Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- Thrombin