Description : Retinol is transported in blood bound to (A) Aporetinol binding protein (B) α2-Globulin (C) β-Globulin (D) Albumin
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Free fatty acids released from adipose tissue are transported in blood by (A) Albumin (B) VLDL (C) LDL (D) HDL
Description : The free fatty acids in blood are (A) Stored in fat depots (B) Mainly bound to β-lipoproteins (C) Mainly bound to serum albumin (D) Metabolically most inactive
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The ‘free fatty acids’ (FFA) of plasma: (A) metabolically inert (B) mainly bound to β-lipoproteins (C) stored in the fat (D) mainly bound to serum albumin
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : A specific cortisol binding protein, transcortin is a (A) Albumin (B) α1-Globulin (C) α2-Globulin (D) β-Globulin
Description : Retinol and Retinol binding protein are bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α-globulin (D) β-globulin
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Retinol and retinol –binding protein (RBP) bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α2-globulin (D) β-globulin
Description : Progesterone is transported in blood by (A) Transcortin (B) Sex hormone binding globulin (C) Albumin (D) Testosterone estrogen binding globulin
Description : Testosterone is transported in blood by (A) Transcortin (B) Testosterone binding globulin (C) Testosterone estrogen binding globulin (D) Albumin
Description : After entering cytosol, free fatty acids are bound to (A) Albumin (B) Globulin (C) Z-protein (D) None of these
Description : When thyroxine binding globulin and thyroxine binding pre-albumin are saturated with thyroxine, the excess hormone is transported by (A) Albumin (B) Gamma globulins (C) Transcortin (D) None of these
Description : Which one of the following statements is true regarding digestion and absorption of food in humans? (a) Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions ... amylase in our mouth. (d) Oxyntic cells in our stomach secrete the proenzyme pepsinogen.
Last Answer : (a) Fructose and amino acids are absorbed through intestinal mucosa with the help of carrier ions like Na
Description : Glucocorticoids are transported in blood (A) In association with transcortin chiefly (B) In association with albumin to some extent (C) In free form partly (D) All of these
Description : In the blood, fatty acids are transported as what form?
Last Answer : Albumin is the carrier of free fatty acid.
Description : In Thymol turbidity test the protein involved is mainly (A) Albumin (B) α1-Globulin (C) α2-Globulin (D) β Globulin
Description : NAD is required as a conenzyme in (A) Citric acid cycle (B) HMP shunt (C) β-Oxidation of fatty acids (D) Both (A) and (C)
Description : All long chain fatty acids with even number of carbon atoms are oxidized to a pool of _________ by β-oxidation. (A) CO2 (B) Propionic acid (C) Acetic acid (D) Acetyl CoA
Description : Vitamin B12 is transported in blood by (A) Albumin (B) Transcortin (C) Transcobalamin I (D) Transcobalamin II
Description : The major source of extracellular cholesterol for human tissue is (A) Very low density lipoprotein (B) High density lipoprotein (C) Low density lipoprotein (D) Albumin
Description : Fatty acids can be transported into and out of cell membrane by (A) Active transport (B) Facilitated transport (C) Diffusion (D) Osmosis
Last Answer : B
Description : The fatty acids can be transported into and out of mitochondria through (A) Active transport (B) Facilitated transfer (C) Non-facilitated transfer (D) None of these
Description : Detergents are – (1) Sodium salts of fatty acids (2) Sodium salts of sulphonic acids (3) Sodium salt of benzoic acid (4) None of the above
Last Answer : (2) Sodium salts of sulphonic acids Explanation: A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with "cleaning properties in dilute solutiops." These substances are usually alkylbenzenesulfonates, a ... detergent or dish detergent, as opposed to hand soap or other types of cleaning agents.
Description : Amino acids are mostly synthesised from (a) mineral salts (b) fatty acids (c) volatile acids (d) α-ketoglutaric acid.
Last Answer : (d) α-ketoglutaric acid.
Description : Detergents are (1) Sodium salts of fatty acids (2) Sodium salts of sulphonic acids (3) Sodium salt of benzoic acid (4) None of the above
Last Answer : Sodium salts of sulphonic acids
Description : Non-Protein amino acids are (A) Ornithine (B) β-alanine (C) γ-amino butyric acid (D) All of these
Description : β-oxidation of fatty acids is inhibited by (A) NADPH (B) Acetyl CoA (C) Malonyl CoA (D) None of these
Description : In β-Oxidation of fatty acids, which of the following are utilized as coenzymes? (A) NAD+ and NADP+ (B) FADH2 and NADH + H+ (C) FAD and FMN (D) FAD and NAD+
Description : The acetyl CoA formed on β-oxidation of all long chain fatty acids is metabolized under normal circumstances to (A) CO2 and water (B) Cholesterol (C) Fatty acids (D) Ketone bodies
Description : The carbon chain of fatty acids is shortened by 2 carbon atoms at a time. This involves successive reactions catalysed by 4-enzymes. These act the following order: (A) Acetyl CoA dehydrogenase, ... CoA dehydrogenase (D) Enoyl hydrase, β-OH acyl CoA dehydrogenase, acyl CoA dehydrogenase, thiolose,
Description : The fatty acids containing even number and odd number of carbon atoms as well as the unsaturated fatty acids are oxidized by (A) α-oxidation (B) β-oxidation (C) ω-oxidation (D) All of these
Description : Fatty acids are oxidized by (A) α -oxidation (B) β -oxidation (C) ω -oxidation (D) All of these
Description : Which of the following can be oxidized by β-oxidation pathway? (A) Saturated fatty acids (B) Monosaturated fatty acids (C) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : β-Oxidation of fatty acids requires all the following coenzymes except (A) CoA (B) FAD (C) NAD (D) NADP
Description : In fatty acids synthase of both bacteria and mammals, ACP (acyl carrier protein) contain the vitamin: (A) Thiamin (B) Pyridoxine (C) Riboflavin (D) Pantothenic acid
Description : Lipoprotein lipase deficiency is associated with: 1) Abetalipoproteinaemia 2) Combined hyperlipidaemia 3) Familial combined hyperlipidaemia 4) Familial Hypercholesterolaemia 5) Marked Hypertriglyceridaemia
Last Answer : Answers-5 Lipoprotein lipase deficiency is autosomal recessive and associated with increased chylomicrons and marked hypertriglyceridaemia.
Description : Retinol is transported to the blood as retinol attached to (A) α1-globulin (B) α2-globulin (C) β-globulin (D) γ-globulin
Description : The immediate parent of α, β and γ endorphins is (A) Pro-opiomelanocortin (B) β-lipotropin (C) ATCH (D) Lipoprotein
Description : ‘Clearing factor’ is (A) Lipoprotein lipase (B) Crotonase (C) 7-dehydro cholesterol (D) β-sitosterol
Description : The compound which has the lowest density is (A) Chylomicron (B) β-Lipoprotein (C) α-Lipoprotein (D) pre β-Lipoprotein
Description : This interferes with cholesterol absorption (A) Lipoprotein lipase (B) Creatinase (C) 7-dehydrocholesterol (D) β-sitosterol
Description : The β-lipoprotein fraction increases in severe (A) Diabetes Mellitus (B) Uremia (C) Nephritis (D) Muscular dystrophy
Description : Which of the following is a dipeptide? (A) Anserine (B) Glutathione (C) Glucagon (D) β -Lipoprotein
Description : The egg injury factor in raw egg white is (A) Biotin (B) Avidin (C) Albumin (D) Calcium salts
Description : Assertion `:-` Fats are transported into the lacteals in the villi. Reason `:-` Fatty acids are insoluble in water.
Last Answer : Assertion `:-` Fats are transported into the lacteals in the villi. Reason `:-` Fatty acids are ... False. D. If both Assertion & Reason are false.
Description : A decrease in albumin with increased production of other unidentified proteins which migrate in β, γ region suggests (A) Cirrhosis of liver (B) Nephrotic syndrome (C) Infection (D) Chronic lymphatic leukemia
Description : Bile, an emulsifier liquid, is made by the liver and later stored within the gallbladder and released in the duodenum. Bile is composed of bile salts, cholesterol and bile pigments. ... enzymes that break fats into simpler fatty acids and glycerol. Digestion System - Image Diversity: gallbladder
Last Answer : What is the adnexal organ of the digestive system in which bile is stored?
Description : What are soaps? (1) Salts of silicates (2) Ester of heavy fatty acids (3) Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids (4) Mixture of glycerol and alcohol
Last Answer : (3) Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids
Description : Synthetic detergents are prepared from (1) potassium salts of higher fatty-acids (2) sodium salts of higher fat acids (3) hydrocarbons of petroleum (4) glycerides
Last Answer : (3) hydrocarbons of petroleum Explanation: Synthetic detergents are prepared from hydrocarbons of petroleum. They are sodium salts of long chain benzene sulphonic acids or sodium salts of long chain ... are soluble in water. Therefore cleansing action of detergents remains unaffected in hard water.
Description : Which of the following statements is not true about triacylglycerols? (a) When solids and semisolids at room temperature, they are called fats. (b) When liquids at room temperature, they are ... low melting points are composed of saturated fatty acids, causing them to be liquids at room temperature
Last Answer : Triacylglycerols with low melting points are composed of saturated fatty acids, causing them to be liquids at room temperature