Description : Diets having a high ratio of polyunsaturated: saturated fatty acids can cause (A) Increase in serum triglycerides (B) Decrease in serum cholesterol (C) Decrease in serum HDL (D) Skin lesions
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Transition temperature of membranes may be affected by the following constituent of membranes: (A) Peripheral proteins (B) Integral proteins (C) Cholesterol (D) Oligosachharides
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Predominant fatty acids in meat are (A) Saturated (B) Monounsaturated (C) Polyunsaturated (D) Mono and poly-unsaturated
Last Answer : Answer : A
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
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Animal fat is in general (A) Poor in saturated and rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (B) Rich in saturated and poor in polyunsaturated fatty acids (C) Rich in saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids (D) Poor in saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
Last Answer : B
Description : The requirement of vitamin E is increased with greater intake of (A) Carbohydrates (B) Proteins (C) Polyunsaturated fat (D) Saturated fat
Description : Egg is rich in all of the following except (A) Cholesterol (B) Saturated fatty acids (C) Ascorbic acid (D) Calcium
Description : Oils having more than 50 % polyunsaturated fatty acids include all of the following except (A) Groundnut oil (B) Soyabean oil (C) Sunflower oil (D) Safflower oil
Description : 83. Which one of the following is wrong statement ? (1) Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are chemoautotrophs (2) Anabaena and Nostoc are capable of fixing nitrogen in free-living state also (3 ... living conditions (4) Phosphorus is a constituent of cell membranes, certain nucleic acids and all proteins
Last Answer : Phosphorus is a constituent of cell membranes, certain nucleic acids and all proteins
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
Description : Vitamin E protects the polyunsaturated fatty acids from oxidation by molecular oxygen in the formation of (A) Superoxide (B) Peroxide (C) Trioxide (D) All of these
Description : Vitamin E protects (A) Polyunsaturated fatty acids against aperoxidation (B) Vitamin A and carotenes against oxidation (C) Lung tissue against atmospheric pollutants (D) All of these
Description : The desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acids are greatly diminished in the absence of (A) Insulin (B) Glycagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Thyroxine
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 : The percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids in butter is (A) 60 (B) 37 (C) 25 (D) 3
Description : The percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids in soyabean oil is (A) 62 (B) 10 (C) 3 (D) 2
Description : Name polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Last Answer : Linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acids.
Description : Name some polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Description : All the following saturated fatty acids are present in buffer except (A) Butyric acid (B) Capryllic acid (C) Caproic acid (D) Capric acid
Description : CTP is required for the synthesis of (A) Fatty acids (B) Proteins (C) Phospholipids (D) Cholesterol
Description : Acetyl CoA formed from pyruvate can be used for the synthesis of all the following except (A) Glucose (B) Fatty acids (C) Cholesterol (D) Steroid hormones
Description : Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of – (1) fats (2) proteins (3) saturated fatty acids (4) unsaturated fatty acids
Last Answer : (4) unsaturated fatty acids Explanation: They contain a high percentage of "polyunsaturates" (polyunsaturated fatty acids). Most drying oils owe their drying properties to the presence of a large percentage of linolenic acid (which derives its name from "linseed"), which is highly unsaturated.
Description : Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of (1) fats (2) proteins (3) saturated fatty acids (4) unsaturated fatty acids
Last Answer : unsaturated fatty acids
Description : According to widely accepted fluid mosaic model cell membranes are semi-fluid, where lipids and integral proteins can diffuse randomly. In recent years, this model has been modified in several ... domains of the membrane. (d) Many proteins remain completely embedded within the lipid bilayer.
Last Answer : (b) Proteins can also undergo flip-flop movements in the lipid bilayer.
Description : Release of free fatty acids from adipose tissue is increased by all of the following except (A) Glucagon (B) Epinephrine (C) Growth hormone (D) Insulin
Description : With respect to lipoprotein transport and metabolism in the body, the following statements are correct EXCEPT: 1) Arterial walls contain cells with LDL receptors. 2) Cholesterol is required for the ... is assembled in the extracellular space. 5) VLDL transformation to LDL occurs in adipose tissue.
Last Answer : Answers-3 Chylomicrons are formed in the gut from exogenous triacylglycerols and cholesterol. They are released into the lymph and thereby enter the blood.They are not formed in the liver.
Description : The desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acid are enhanced by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Thyroxine
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 : Which of the following is omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid? (A) Linoleic acid (B) α-Linolenic acid (C) γ-Linolenic acid (D) Arachidonic acid
Description : Which of the following is a polyunsaturated fatty acid? (A) Palmitic acid (B) Palmitoleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Oleic acid
Description : Current concepts concerning the intestinal absorption of triacylglycerols are that (A) They must be completely hydrolysed before the constituent fatty acids can be absorbed (B) They are hydrolysed partially ... portal blood (D) In the absence of bile the hydrolysis of triacyl glycerols is absorbed
Description : The importance of phospholipids as constituent of cell membrane is because they possess (A) Fatty acids (B) Both polar and nonpolar groups (C) Glycerol (D) Phosphoric acid
Description : Which of the following statements is not true about phospholipids? (a) They are similar to triacylglycerols except that the middle OH group of glycerol reacts with a phosphate rather than with a ... is a phospholipid. (d) The C-2 carbon of glycerol in phosphoacylglycerols has the R configuration
Last Answer : They are similar to triacylglycerols except that the middle OH group of glycerol reacts with a phosphate rather than with a fatty acid
Description : Fatty liver is caused due to accumulation of (A) Fatty acids (B) Cholesterol (C) Phospholipids (D) Triacylglycerol
Description : Very low density lipoproteins are relatively rich in (A) Cholesterol (B) Triacyl glycerol (C) Free fatty acids (D) Phospholipids
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 : Cholesterol is the precursor for the biosynthesis of (A) fatty acid (B) prostaglandins (C) bile acids (D) sphingmyelin
Description : The major lipid in chylomicrons is (A) Triglycerides (B) Phospholipids (C) Cholesterol (D) Free fatty acids
Description : Salkowski test is performed to detect (A) Glycerol (B) Cholesterol (C) Fatty acids (D) Vitamin D
Description : Phrynoderma is a deficiency of (A) Essential fatty acids(B) Proteins (C) Amino acids (D) None of these
Description : Degradation of proteins to amino acids, glucose from carbohydrates and fatty acids from lipids is known as (A) Anabolism (B) Metabolism (C) Catabolism (D) Cretinism
Description : Kwashiorkor occurs when the diet is severely deficient in (A) Iron (B) Calories (C) Proteins (D) Essential fatty acids
Description : Milk is a good source of (A) Proteins, calcium and iron (B) Proteins, calcium and ascorbic acid (C) Proteins, lactose and retinol (D) Proteins, lactose and essential fatty acids
Description : Glucose will be converted into fatty acids if the diet has excess of (A) Carbohydrates (B) Proteins (C) Fat (D) Vitamins
Last Answer : A
Description : All statements regarding 3-OH-3 methyl glutaryl CoA are true except (A) It is formed in the cytoplasm (B) Required in ketogenesis (C) Involved in synthesis of Fatty acid (D) An intermediate in cholesterol biosynthesis
Description : What are saturated fatty acids? -Biology
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Description : What is true of saturated fatty acids They have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms. They are liquids at room temperature. They have longer molecules with a bent shape. They make up most vegetable fa?
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Description : Membrane lipids of chillsensitive plants contain - (1) low proportion of saturated fatty acids. (2) low proportion of unsaturated fatty acids. (3) equal proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. (4) high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids.
Last Answer : (4) high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids. Explanation: The membranes of chill sensitive plants have been found to have about a 2:1 ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty ... increases and the critical temperature decreases when chill-sensitive plants are acclimated to a low temperature.
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