Description : Synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids involves the enzyme systems: (A) Acyl transferase and hydratase (B) Desaturase and elongase (C) Ketoacyl-CoA reductase and hydratase (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : ∆9 indicates a double bond between carbon atoms of the fatty acids: (A) 8 and 9 (B) 9 and 10 (C) 9 and 11 (D) 9 and 12
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : All active prostaglandins have atleast one double bond between positions: (A) 7 and 8 (B) 9 and 10 (C) 11 and 12 (D) 13 and 14 FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 95
Description : The enzyme which can add water to a carbon-carbon double bond or remove water to create a double bond without breaking the bond is (A) Hydratase (B) Hydroxylase (C) Hydrolase (D) Esterase
Description : In which of the following types of enzyme water may be added to a C—C double bond without breaking the bond? (A) Hydrolase (B) Hydratase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Esterase
Description : Which enzyme will add water to a double bond, without breaking the bond?
Last Answer : Hydratase.
Description : The maximum number of double bonds present in essential fatty acid is (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Unsaturated fatty acid found in the cod liver oil and containing 5 double bonds is (A) Clupanodonic acid (B) Cervonic acid (C) Elaidic acid (D) Timnodonic acid
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The maximum number of double bonds present in essential fatty acid is (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Description : The enzyme regulating extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis is (A) Thioesterase (B) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (C) Acyl transferase (D) Multi-enzyme complex
Description : The protein, which is in fact a multifunctional enzyme complex in higher organism is (A) Acetyl transacylase (B) Malonyl transacylase (C) 3-Hydroxy acyl-ACP dehyratase (D) Fatty acid synthase
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 : One functional sub-unit of multi-enzyme complex for de novo synthesis of fatty acids contains (A) One —SH group (B) Two —SH groups (C) Three —SH groups (D) Four —SH groups FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 87
Description : The enzyme acyl-CoA synthase catalyses the conversion of a fatty acid of an active fatty acid in the presence of (A) AMP (B) ADP (C) ATP (D) GTP
Description : Acetyl CoA from mitochondria is transferred to cytoplasm for the de novo synthesis of fatty acid, by which enzyme?
Last Answer : ATP citrate lyase.
Description : What is the rate limiting enzyme of de novo synthesis of fatty acid?
Last Answer : Acetyl CoA carboxylase.
Description : When palmitoleic acid (16 C, 1 double bond) is completely oxidised, what is the net generation of ATP molecules?
Last Answer : 127.
Description : Glycine is a unique amino acid because it (a) has no chiral carbon (b) has a sulfur containing R group (c) cannot form a peptide bond (d) is an essential amino acid
Last Answer : has no chiral carbon
Description : Fatty acids cannot be converted into carbohydrates in the body as the following reaction is not possible. (A) Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into glucose (B) Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to fructose- ... (C) Transformation of acetyl CoA to pyruvate (D) Formation of acetyl CoA from fatty acids
Last Answer : C
Description : β-Oxidation of odd-carbon fatty acid chain produces (A) Succinyl CoA (B) Propionyl CoA (C) Acetyl CoA (D) Malonyl CoA
Description : As a result of each oxidation a long chain fatty acid is cleaved to give (A) An acid with 3-carbon less and propionyl CoA (B) An acid with 2-carbon less and acetyl CoA (C) An acid with 2-carbon less and acetyl CoA (D) An acid with 4-carbon and butyryl CoA
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 : Net generation of energy on complete oxidation of a 17-carbon fatty acid is (A) Equal to the energy generation from a 16-carbon fatty acid (B) Equal to the energy generation from an 18-carbon fatty ... acid (D) In between the energy generation from a 16-carbon fatty acid and an 18-carbon fatty acid
Description : During each cycle of β-oxidation (A) One carbon atom is removed from the carboxyl end of the fatty acid (B) One carbon atom is removed from the methyl end of the fatty acid (C) Two carbon atoms ... carboxyl end of the fatty acid (D) Two carbon atoms are removed from the methyl end of the fatty acid
Description : The end product of omega-oxidation of fatty acids having an even number of carbon atoms is (A) Adipic acid (B) Suberic acid (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : In glycerophospholipids, a polyunsaturated fatty acid is commonly attached to which of the following carbon atom of glycerol? (A) Carbon 1 (B) Carbon 2 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : All the following can be oxidized by βoxidation except (A) Palmitic acid (B) Phytanic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Fatty acids having an odd number of carbon atoms
Description : Propionyl CoA is formed on oxidation of (A) Monounsaturated fatty acids (B) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (C) Fatty acids with odd number of carbon atoms (D) None of these FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 83
Description : A 20-carbon fatty acid among the following is (A) Linoleic acid (B) α -Linolenic acid (C) β -Linolenic acid (D) Arachidonic acid
Description : For synthesis of prostaglandins, the essential fatty acids give rise to a fatty acid containing (A) 12 carbon atoms (B) 16 carbon atoms (C) 20 carbon atoms (D) 24 carbon atoms
Description : My 13 year old daughter has never seen a James Bond movie. Which one should I show her to introduce her to the series?
Last Answer : Dr. No.
Description : FAD containing enzyme, catalyzing formation of α, β unsaturated fatty acyl CoA derivative. (A) Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (B) Enoyl hydrase (C) β-OH acyl CoA dehydrogenase (D) Thiolase
Description : The enzyme systems for lengthening and shortening for saturating and desaturating of fatty acids occur in (A) Intestine (B) Muscle (C) Kidney (D) Liver
Description : Fatty acids are activated to acyl CoA by the enzyme thiokinase: (A) NAD+ (B) NADP+ (C) CoA (D) FAD+
Description : For the activation of long chain fatty acids the enzyme thiokinase requires the cofactor: (A) Mg++ (B) Ca++ (C) Mn++ (D) K+
Description : De novo synthesis of fatty acids is catalysed by a multi-enzyme complex which contains (A) One-SH group (B) Two-SH groups (C) Three-SH groups (D) Four-SH groups
Description : Which statement about the structure of benzene is not true? (a) The two Kekule structures of benzene are in equilibrium. (b) The carbon-carbon bond lengths in benzene are greater than the carbon- ... (d) The stability of benzene ring is much greater than the stability of 1,3,5- cycloheptatriene
Last Answer : The two Kekule structures of benzene are in equilibrium
Description : What The double bond between carbon atom and two oxygen atoms has two characteristics what are they?
Last Answer : Four valence electrons are shared.Valence electrons are shared between oxygen atoms.
Description : What is meant by restricted rotation around of carbon-carbon double bond? What type of isomerism does it lead to?
Last Answer : Ans. The carbon-carbon double bond in alkene contains one sigma bond and one pi-bond. The Pibond involves the overlapping of unhybridised p orbital of two carbon atom .The rotation around the ... , the free rotation around C=C double bond is restricted, which gives rise to Geometrical Isomerism.
Description : The unsaturated hydrocarbons having double bond between carbon atom are
Last Answer : alkene.
Description : An organic compound (A) has a molecular weight 78 and an empirical formula CH. (A) is resistant to attack by oxidizing agents but undergoes substitution and addition reactions. X-ray analysis shows that the ... suggests that compound (A) is (a) Benzene (b) Cyclohexane (c) Toluene (d) n-Hexane
Last Answer : Benzene
Description : What is the functional group in an alcohol? (a) Carbon-carbon double bond (b) NH2 (c) OH (d) COOH
Last Answer : OH
Description : How many electrons are involved in a carbon-carbon double bond? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Last Answer : 4
Description : In the addition of HX to a double bond, the hydrogen goes to the carbon that already has more hydrogens is a statement of (a) Hund's rule (b) Markovnikov's rule (c) Huckel rule (d) Saytzeff rule
Last Answer : Markovnikov's rule
Description : Why does a H+ ion attacking a carbon-carbon double bond add to the carbon with the least number of substituents? (a) the reaction is resonance stabilized. (b) the hybrid geometry favors this ... tends to attack stable centers of negative charge. (d) a more stable carbonium ion is generated.
Last Answer : a more stable carbonium ion is generated.
Description : The carbon atoms involved in the double bond of an alkene are (a) sp hybridized (b) sp2 hybridized (c) sp3 hybridized (d) None of these
Last Answer : sp2 hybridized
Description : The carbon-carbon bond lengths in rank of increasing bond length is : (a) triple, double, single (b) single, double, triple (c) single, triple, double (d) triple, single, double
Last Answer : triple, double, single
Description : What is the bond length of a carbon-carbon double bond? (a) 1.20 Å (b) 1.34 Å (c) 1.54 Å (d) 1.68 Å
Last Answer : 1.34 Å
Description : Carbon-carbon double bonds consist of : (a) one σ bond, one π bond (b) two σ bonds, one π bond (c) one σ bond, two π bonds (d) two σ bonds, two π bonds
Last Answer : one σ bond, one π bond