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
Last Answer : Answer : A
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
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Human desaturase enzyme system cannot introduce a double bond in a fatty acid beyond (A) Carbon 9 (B) Carbon 6 (C) Carbon 5 (D) Carbon 3
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Fatty acids having chain length of 10 carbon atoms enter the (A) Portal ciruclation (B) Lacteals (C) Systemic circulation (D) Colon
Description : The maximum possible chain length of fatty acids formed in the pathway of de novo synthesis is (A) 16 Carbon atoms (B) 18 Carbon atoms (C) 20 Carbon atoms (D) 24 Carbon atoms
Description : Fatty acids with odd number of carbon atoms yield acetyl-CoA and a molecule of (A) Succinyl-CoA (B) Propionyl-CoA (C) Malonyl-CoA (D) Acetoacetyl-CoA
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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer : D
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 : 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 : Propionyl CoA formed oxidation of fatty acids having an odd number of carbon atoms is converted into (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Acetoacetyl CoA (C) D-Methylmalonyl CoA (D) Butyryl CoA
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 : All active prostaglandins have at least one double bond between positions (A) 7 and 8 (B) 10 and 11 (C) 13 and 14 (D) 16 and 17
Description : Prostaglandins: a. contains 20 carbon atoms b. are unsaturated fatty acids containing a cyclopentane ring c. the different types of prostaglandins are classified according to the configuration of the cyclopentane ring d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) A fat is converted into oil by its hydrogenation (B) There is no difference between a fat and an oil so far as its physical properties are ... Vegetable oils are classified as drying, non-drying and semi drying oils depending upon their fatty acids content
Last Answer : (C) All vegetable oils except coconut oil, contains fatty acids having more than sixteen carbon atoms
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 : 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 : 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 : Catenation is a property of the carbon atom which describes its ability to (a) bond with other carbon atoms (b) form double and triple bonds (c) exist in plant and animal form (d) form bonds in its ground state
Last Answer : bond with other carbon atoms
Description : Conversion of fatty acyl-CoA to an acylCoA derivative having 2 more carbon atoms involves as acetyl donar: (A) Acetyl-CoA (B) Succinyl-CoA (C) Propionyl-CoA (D) Malonyl-CoA
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 number of carbon atoms in decanoic acid present in butter: (A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12
Description : In the extra mitochondrial synthesis of fatty acids, CO2 is utilized (A) To keep the system anaerobic and prevent regeneration of acetyl CoA (B) In the conversion of malonyl to CoA hydroxybutyryl CoA (C ... of acetyl CoA to malonyl CoA (D) In the formation of acetyl CoA from 1 carbon intermediates
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?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Which of the following biomolecules does have a phosphodiester bond? (a) Amino acids in a polypeptide (b) Nucleic acids in a nucleotide (c) Fatty acids in a diglyceride (d) Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide
Last Answer : b) Nucleic acids in a nucleotide
Description : Which of the following statements is not true about fatty acids? (a) Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon side chains. (b) The double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids are always ... contain even numbers of carbons and are unbranched. (d) Fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated
Last Answer : The double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids are always conjugated
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 : Eicosanoids are a group of _____ carbon unsaturated fatty acids (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 35
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : In 2-butene, which of the following bonds prevents the atoms at each end of the bond from rotating with respect to each other. Is it an: w) ionic bond x) sigma bond y) strong bond z) double bond
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DOUBLE BOND
Description : Saponification number indicates (A) Unsaturation in fat (B) Average M.W of fatty acid (C) Acetyl number (D) Acid number
Description : The designation D or Lbefore the name of a monosaccharide (a) indicates the direction of rotation of polarized light. (b) indicates the length of the carbon chain in the carbohydrate. (c) ... the primary alcohol group. (d) indicates the position of the asymmetric carbon atoms in the carbohydrate.
Last Answer : indicates the position of the OH group on the carbon next to the primary alcohol group.
Description : The percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids in soyabean oil is (A) 62 (B) 10 (C) 3 (D) 2
Description : The number of ml of N/10 KOH required to neutralize the fatty acids in the distillate from 5 gm of fat is called (A) Reichert-Meissel number (B) Polenske number (C) Acetyl number (D) Non volatile fatty acid number
Description : Which one of the following biomolecules is correctly characterized? (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride found in cell membrane. (b) Palmitic acid - an unsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms. ... Alanine amino acid - contains an amino group and an acidic group anywhere in the molecule.
Last Answer : (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride found in cell membrane
Description : A bond with the number 12.6S2005, indicates that: a. the interest rate is 12.6%; due in May. b. the interest rate is 12%; due on June 05. c. the interest rate is 12%; due in June 2005. d. the interest rate is 5%; due on December 6. e. the interest rate is 12.6%; due on December 31, 2005.
Last Answer : e. the interest rate is 12.6%; due on December 31, 2005.
Description : A protein reacts with biuret reagent which indicates 2 or more (A) Blood clotting (B) Peptide bond (C) Disulphide bonds (D) Hydrophobic bonds
Description : Complete hydrolysis of proteins produces : (a) Ammonia and carbon dioxide (b) Urea and uric acid (c) A mixture of amino acids (d) Glycogen and a fatty acid
Last Answer : A mixture of amino acids
Description : Essential fatty acid deficiency may complicate total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following statements are true? A. Essential fatty acid deficiency may be prevented by the ... , dry, scaly skin associated with a maculopapular rash indicates essential fatty acid deficiency.
Last Answer : Answer: BD DISCUSSION: Biochemical evidence of essential fatty acid deficiency may occur as early as 7 to 10 days following initiation of fat-free parenteral nutrition. The decrease in ... essential to the diagnosis of essential fatty acid deficiency, but this plasma abnormality is often present
Description : Cholesterol molecule has _______ carbon atoms. (A) 27 (B) 21 (C) 15 (D) 12
Description : Prostaglandins have a common structure based on prostanoic acid which contains carbon atoms: (A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 20
Description : What is the maximun number of atoms that a carbon atom can bond with in an organic compoud?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : The unsaturated hydrocarbons having one triple bond between carbon atoms are
Last Answer : alkynes.
Description : The ability of carbon atoms to link together to from short or long chain by covalent bond is called
Last Answer : catenation.
Description : Which of the following statements about benzene is correct? (a) All of the carbon atoms are sp3 hybridized. (b) It has no delocalized electrons. (c) The carbon-carbon bond length is longer than that of ethane. (d) It is a planar molecule.
Last Answer : It is a planar molecule.
Description : The bond angle between carbon atoms in cyclohexane is (a) 60° (b) 90° (c) 109.5° (d) 120°
Last Answer : 109.5°
Description : The bond angle between carbon atoms in cyclohexane is (a) 109°28' (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 120°
Last Answer : 109°28'
Description : Which statement about the carbonyl group is NOT true? (a) The carbonyl carbon is sp2 hybridized. (b) The bond angles among the three atoms attached to the carbonyl carbon are 120°. (c) ... attached to the carbonyl carbon form a nonplanar geometry. (d) The carbonyl group forms resonance structures.
Last Answer : The three atoms attached to the carbonyl carbon form a nonplanar geometry