Description : Cephalin consists of (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and inositol (D) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and serine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : When choline of lecithin is replaced by ethanolamine, the product is (A) Spingomyelin (B) Cephalin (C) Plasmalogens (D) Lysolecithin
Description : Activated phospholipase C acts on (A) Phosphatidyl inositol-4, 5-biphosphate (B) Inositol-1, 4, 5-triphosphate (C) Protein kinase C (D) Pl-3 kinase
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Each of the following can be an intermediate in the synthesis of phosphatidyl choline except (A) Phosphatidyl inositol (B) CDP-choline (C) Phosphatidyl ethanolamine (D) Diacylglycerol
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 : Which one of the following compounds is a key intermediate in the synthesis of both triacyl glycerols and phospholipids? (A) CDP Choline (B) Phosphatidase (C) Triacyl glyceride (D) Phosphatidyl serine
Description : In cephalin, choline is replaced by (A) Serine (B) Ethanolamine (C) Betaine (D) Sphingosine
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
Description : The nitrogenous base in lecithin is (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Serine (D) Betaine
Description : Which of the following phospholipids is localized to a greater extent in the outer leaflet of the membrane lipid bilayer? (A) Choline phosphoglycerides (B) Ethanolamine phosphoglycerides (C) Inositol phosphoglycerides (D) Serine phosphoglycerides
Last Answer : A
Last Answer : (A) Choline phosphoglycerides
Description : Biosynthesis of Triglyceride and Lecithine both require an intermediate: (A) Monoacyl glycerol phosphate (B) Phosphatidic acid (C) Phosphatidyl ethanol amine (D) Phosphatidyl cytidylate
Description : When choline of lecithine is replaced by ethanolamine the product is (A) Sphingomyelin (B) Cephalin (C) Plasmalogens (D) Lysolecithine
Description : If the fatty acid is esterified with an alcohol of high molecular weight instead of glycerol, the resulting compound is (A) Lipositol (B) Plasmalogen (C) Wax (D) Cephalin
Description : What is Cephalin?
Last Answer : Phosphatidyl ethanol amine.
Description : Which of the following is not a phospholipids? (A) Lecithin (B) Plasmalogen (C) Lysolecithin (D) Gangliosides
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
Description : Lysolecithin is formed from lecithin by the action of (A) Phospholipase A1 (B) Phospholipase A2 (C) Phospholipase C (D) Phospholipase D
Description : LCAT is (A) Lactose choline alamine transferse (B) Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (C) Lecithin carnitine acyl transferase (D) Lanoleate carbamoyl acyl transferase
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
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
Description : Apolipoprotein C-II is an activator of (A) Lecithin cholesterola acyl transferase (B) Phospholipase C (C) Extrahepatic lipoprotein lipase (D) Hepatic lipoprotein lipase
Description : What is Lecithin?
Last Answer : Phosphatidyl choline.
Description : Hormonal stimulation of the formation of the second messenger inositol 1,4,5 triphosphate (IP3) quickly leads to the release of which other intracellular messenger? (A) cAMP (B) Prostaglandin (C) Calcinon (D) Leukotriene
Description : The second messenger for glucocorticoids is (A) Cyclic AMP (B) Cyclic GMP (C) Inositol triphosphate (D) No second messenger is required
Description : Second messenger for glucagons is (A) Cyclic AMP (B) Diacylglycerol (C) Cyclic GMP (D) Inositol triphosphate
Description : The second messenger for PTH is (A) Cyclic AMP (B) Cyclic GMP (C) Diacylglycerol (D) Inositol triphosphate
Description : All the following statements about ACTH are true except (A) It is a tropic hormone (B) Its target cells are located in adrenal cortex (C) Its receptors are located in the cell membrane (D) Its second messenger is inositol triphosphate
Description : Protein kinase C is activated by (A) Cyclic AMP (B) Cyclic GMP (C) Diacyl glycerol (D) Inositol triphosphate
Description : Inositol triphosphate is the second messenger for (A) Gastrin (B) Cholecystokinin (C) Oxytocin (D) All of these
Description : Synthesis of phosphatidylinositol by transfer of inositol to CDP diacylglycerol is catalysed by the enzyme: (A) CTP phosphatidate cytidyl transferase (B) Phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (C) CDP-diacylglycerol inositol transferase (D) Choline kinase
Description : The enzyme -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle requires (A) Lipoate (B) Folate (C) Pyridoxine (D) Inositol
Description : Isonicotinic acid hydrazide given in the treatment of tuberculosis may lead to a deficiency of (A) Vitamin A (B) Pyridoxin (C) Folate (D) Inositol
Description : Gammaxine is an antimetabolite of (A) Thiamine (B) Riboflavin (C) Pyridoxin (D) Inositol
Description : Gammaxane is an antimetabolite of (A) Thiamine (B) Riboflavin (C) Pyridoxin (D) Inositol
Description : Depot fats of mammalian cells comprise mostly of (A) Cholesterol (B) Phospholipid (C) Cerebrosides (D) Triglycerol
Description : Sphingomyelins on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, sphingosine, choline and fatty acids (C) Sphingosine, phosphoric acid, Glycerol and inositol (D) Sphingosine, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline
Description : Co-lipase is a (A) Bile salt (B) Vitamin (C) Protein (D) Phospholipid
Description : In mammals, the major fat in adipose tissues is (A) Phospholipid (B) Cholesterol (C) Sphingolipids (D) Triacylglycerol
Description : Non-protein nitrogenous substances in blood include all of the following except (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Inositol
Description : What do you mean by surfactant ?
Last Answer : Some special cell walls of the alveolar wall secrete chemicals that are called surfactants.
Description : What is Surfactant ?
Last Answer : Surfactant is a chemical that protects the lung tissue from sticking.
Last Answer : The detergent that converts the coating membrane into alveoli is called surfactant.
Description : Assertion (A): Micelles are formed by surfactant molecules above the critical micellization concentration `(CMC)` . Reason(R): The conductivity of a s
Last Answer : Assertion (A): Micelles are formed by surfactant molecules above the critical micellization concentration ` ... If both Assertion & Reason are False.
Description : Pulmonary surfactant is :-
Last Answer : Pulmonary surfactant is :- A. Amino acid B. Steriod C. Phospholipid D. Glycolipid
Description : Among the following, which surfactant will form micelles in aqueous solution at the lowest molar concentration at ambient conditions?
Last Answer : Among the following, which surfactant will form micelles in aqueous solution at the lowest molar concentration at ambient ... (+)(CH_(3))_(3)Br^(-)`
Description : At CMC, the surfactant molecules :
Last Answer : At CMC, the surfactant molecules : A. Decomposes B. Become completely soluble C. Associate D. Dissociate
Description : Due to increasing air-borne allergens and pollutants, many people in urban areas are suffering from respiratory disorder that cause wheezing due to (a) reduction in the secretion of surfactant by ... of bronchi and bronchioles (d) proliferation of fibrous tissues and damage of the alveolar walls.
Last Answer : (c) inflammation of bronchi and bronchioles