All the following statements about carnitine are true except (A) It can be synthesised in the human body (B) It can be synthesized from methionine and lysine (C) It is required for transport of short chain fatty acids into mitochondria (D) Its deficiency can occur due to haemodialysis Last Answer : Answer : C...
Acetyl-CoA is the principal building block of fatty acids. It is produced within the mitochondria and does not diffuse readily into cytosol. The availability of acetyl CoA involves (A) Carnitine acyl transferase (B) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (C) Citrate lyase (D) Thiolase Last Answer : Answer : C...
Saliva contains a lipase which acts on triglycerides having (A) Short chain fatty acids (B) Medium chain fatty acids (C) Long chain fatty acids (D) All of these Last Answer : Answer : A...
Long chain fatty acids penetrate the inner mitochondrial membrane (A) Freely (B) As acyl-CoA derivative (C) As carnitine derivative (D) Requiring Na dependent carrier Last Answer : Answer : C...
Long chain acyl CoA penetrates mitochondria in the presence of (A) Palmitate (B) Carnitine (C) Sorbitol (D) DNP Last Answer : Answer : B...
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