Description : The acid present in red ants is (1) Acetic acid (2) Butyric acid (3) Caproic acid (4) Formic acid
Last Answer : Formic acid
Description : Soft fats in milk fat are:- a. Lauric & Stearic b. Capric & Lauric c. Oleic & Butyric d. Oleic & Lauric
Last Answer : c. Oleic & Butyric
Description : Which of the following are classified as essential fatty acids? (A) Arachidonic acid (B) Oleic acid (C) Acetic acid (D) Butyric acid
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Egg is rich in all of the following except (A) Cholesterol (B) Saturated fatty acids (C) Ascorbic acid (D) Calcium
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which of the following is a hydroxyl fatty acid? (A) Oleic Acid (B) Ricinoleic acid (C) Caproic acid (D) Arachidonic acid
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of the following is a hydroxy fatty acid? (A) Oleic acid (B) Ricinoleic acid (C) Caproic acid (D) Stearic acid
Description : Fluidity of membranes is increased by the following constituent except (A) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (B) Saturated fatty acids (C) Integral proteins (D) Cholesterol
Description : An example of a hydroxy fatty acid is (A) Ricinoleic acid (B) Crotonic acid (C) Butyric acid (D) Oleic acid
Description : Non-Protein amino acids are (A) Ornithine (B) β-alanine (C) γ-amino butyric acid (D) All of these
Description : Predominant fatty acids in meat are (A) Saturated (B) Monounsaturated (C) Polyunsaturated (D) Mono and poly-unsaturated
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
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 : What chemical functionality do unsaturated fatty acid contain that saturated fatty acids do not?
Last Answer : ANSWER: DOUBLE BONDS or CARBON-CARBON DOUBLE BONDS
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 : De novo synthesis of fatty acids requires all of the following except (A) Biotin (B) NADH (C) Panthothenic acid (D) ATP
Description : All the following are omega-6-fatty acids except (A) Linoleic acid (B) α-Linolenic acid (C) γ-Linolenic acid (D) Arachidonic acid
Description : Which one of the following acids is a derivative of carotenoids? (a) Indole-3-acetic acid (b) Gibberellic acid (c) Abscisic acid (d) Indole butyric acid
Last Answer : (c) Abscisic acid
Description : Which one of the amino acids could serve as the best buffer at pH 7? (A) Glutamic acid (B) Arginine (C) Valine (D) Histidine
Description : What are saturated fatty acids? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
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 : 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 : 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 : 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
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 : Vegetable oils contain large quantity of glycerides of unsaturated acids. When the vegetable oils contain high amount of saturated fatty acids, it is termed as __________ oil. (A) Drying (B) Semi-drying (C) Non-drying (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Non-drying
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 : high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids.
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 : Chemically, lipoic acid is (A) Saturated fatty acid (B) Unsaturated fatty acid (C) Amino acid (D) Sulphur containing fatty acid
Description : An example of a saturated fatty acid is (A) Palmitic acid (B) Oleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Erucic acid
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except (A) It is required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids (B) It is required for mitochondrial elongation of fatty acids ( ... for microsomal elongation of fatty acids (D) Insulin converts its inactive form into its active form
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 : 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 : All the following statements about brown adipose tissue are true except (A) It is rich in cytochromes (B) It oxidizes glucose and fatty acids (C) Oxidation and phosphorylation are tightly coupled in it (D) Dinitrophenol has no effect on it
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 : All of the following statements about hypoglycin are true except (A) It is a plant toxin (B) It causes hypoglycaemia (C) It inhibits oxidation of short chain fatty acids (D) It inhibits oxidation of long chain fatty acids
Description : Refsum’s disease results from a defect in the following pathway except (A) Alpha-oxidation of fatty acids (B) Beta-oxidation of fatty acids (C) Gamma-oxidation of fatty acids (D) Omega-oxidation of fatty acids
Description : Activation of fatty acids requires all the following except (A) ATP (B) Coenzyme A (C) Thiokinase (D) Carnitine
Description : 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
Description : β-Oxidation of fatty acids requires all the following coenzymes except (A) CoA (B) FAD (C) NAD (D) NADP
Description : What fatty acids are generally present in human fat?
Last Answer : Mainly Oleic acid, then comes palmitic acid and linoleic acid.
Description : The compounds responsible for causing “socks” to stink are 1. Butyric acid 2. Dimethyl sulphide 3. 2-Heptanone 4. 2-Nonanone 5. 2-Octanone Which compound(s) is/are present in the “socks stink”? (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 (c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 (d) 1, 4 and 5
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Infant i le convu ls ions due to lesser formation of gamma amino butyric acid from glutamic acid is seen in the deficiency of (A) Glutamate-dehydrogenase (B) Pyridoxine (C) Folic acid (D) Thiamin
Description : In beri beri there will be accumulation of _________ in blood. (A) Aceto acetic acid (B) β−hydroxy butyric acid (C) Pyruvic acid (D) Methyl malonic acid
Description : In beri beri there will be accumulation of _______ in blood. (A) Aceto acetic acid (B) β-OH butyric acid (C) Pyruvic acid (D) Methyl malonic acid
Description : Acetoacetic acid and β-OH butyric acid are formed as (A) Kidneys (B) Heart (C) Liver (D) Intestine
Description : Pyruvic acid can be obtained by transamination of alanine with (A) α- keto glutaric acid (B) Acetoacetic acid (C) β−OH butyric acid (D) Phosphoenol Pyruvic acid
Description : GABA(gama amino butyric acid) is (A) Post-synaptic excitatory transmitter (B) Post-synaptic inhibitor transmitter (C) activator of glia-cell function (D) inhibitor of glia-cell function
Description : Saponification value/number of an oil or fat is a measure of its (A) Fatty acid content (B) Degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids present in it (C) Average molecular weight (D) Insoluble fatty acid content
Last Answer : (C) Average molecular weight
Description : Epinephrine increases the concentration of free fatty acids in plasma by increasing (A) Extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (B) Mitochondrial fatty acid chain elongation (C) Microsomal fatty acid chain elongation (D) Lipolysis in adipose tissue