Description : Hydrolysis of fats by alkali is called (A) Saponification number (B) Saponification (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Basic-hydrolysis of esters is called (a) Acetylation (b) Acidification (c) Esterification (d) Saponification
Last Answer : Saponification
Description : The hydrolysis of a fat using a solution of a strong hydroxide is called: w) neutralization x) esterification y) saponification z) condensation
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SAPONIFICATION
Description : Oils and fats are converted to soap in a process called (A) Hydrogenation (B) Esterification (C) Saponification (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Saponification
Description : Saponification involves the hydrolysis of fats and oils by- (1) water (2) washing soda (3) stearic acid (4) caustic soda
Last Answer : (4) caustic soda Explanation: Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) is a versatile alkali. Its main uses are in the manufacture of pulp and paper, alumina, soap and detergents, petroleum products and chemical production.
Description : Alkaline hydrolysis of oils (or fats) is called : (a) Saponification (b) Fermentation (c) Diazotization (d) Rancidification
Description : Liquid oils can be converted to solid fats by (a) Hydrogenation (b) Saponification (c) Hydrolysis (d) Oxidation of double bonds
Last Answer : Hydrogenation
Description : Glycerol released from adipose tissue by hydrolysis of triglycerides is mainly (A) Taken up by liver (B) Taken up by extrahepatic tissues (C) Reutilised in adipose tissue (D) Excreted from the body FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 85
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Reaction of an alcohol with organic acid is called the __________ reaction. (A) Saponification (B) Esterification (C) Neutralisation (D) Acidification
Last Answer : (B) Esterification
Description : The glycerol for fatty acid esterification in adipocytes is (A) For the most part, derived from glucose (B) Obtained primarily from phosphorylation of glycerol by glycerol kinase (C) Formed from gluconeogenesis (D) Formed from glycogenolysis ENZYMES 153
Description : Which of the following regulates lipolysis in adipocytes? (A) Activation of fatty acid synthesis mediated by CAMP (B) Glycerol phosphorylation to prevent futile esterification of fatty acids (C) ... result of hormone stimulated increases in CAMP levels (D) Activation of CAMP production by Insulin
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The end products of saponification: (A) glycerol (B) acid (C) soap (D) Both (A) and (C)
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The main cause of rancidity in of fats and foods is the oils - (1) hydrolysis (2) oxidation (3) clarification (4) reduction
Last Answer : (2) oxidation Explanation: Rancidity in foods is due to the complete or incomplete oxidation or hydrolysis of fats and oils when exposed to air light, moisture or by bacterial action, resulting in unpleasant taste and odor.
Description : Alcohol is produced by the (A) Oxidation of an aldehyde (B) Hydrolysis of an ether (C) Esterification of a fat (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Hydrolysis of an ether
Description : Ethyl alcohol cannot be produced (A) From waste sulphite substrate of paper mills (B) By Esterification and hydrolysis of ethylene (C) From molasses (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Hydrolysis of sugar is called (A) Hydration (B) Inversion (C) Esterification (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Inversion
Description : Saponification of a fat (a) always results in the formation of insoluble soaps (b) produces glycerol and soap (c) is used in the production of detergents (d) is used in the production of lactic acid
Last Answer : produces glycerol and soap
Description : The process involved in making soap is (1) Saponification (2) Hydrolysis (3) Condensation (4) Polymerization
Last Answer : (1) Saponification Explanation: Saponification is a process that produces soap, usually from fats and lye. In technical teens, saponification involves base (usually caustic soda NaOH) hydrolysis ... of a carboxylate. In addition to soap, such traditional saponification processes produces glycerol.
Description : The process involved in making soap is (1) saponification (2) hydrolysis (3) condensation (4) polymerisation
Last Answer : saponification
Description : Adipose tissue which is a store house for triacyl glycerol synthesis the same using (A) The glycerol released by hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol (B) The glycerol-3-phosphate obtained in the metabolism of glucose (C) 2-phosphoglycerate (D) 3-phosphoglycerate
Description : Phosphatidic acid on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, Glucose (D) Sphingol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid
Description : Sphingomyelins on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, sphingosine, choline and fatty acids (C) Sphingosine, phosphoric acid, Glycerol and inositol (D) Sphingosine, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline
Description : In adipose tissue, glycerol-3-phosphate required for the synthesis of triglycerides comes mainly from (A) Hydrolysis of pre-existing triglycerides (B) Hydrolysis of phospholipids (C) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate formed in glycolysis (D) Free glycerol
Description : Depot fats of mammalian cells comprise mostly of (A) Cholesterol (B) Cholesterol esters (C) Triacyl glycerol (D) Phospholipids
Description : Esters of fatty acids with higher alcohols other than glycerol are said to be (A) Waxes (B) Fats (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : When an aldehyde is heated with Fehling's solution, the aldehyde undergoes one of the following processes. Does it undergo: w) neutralization x) oxidation y) reduction z) esterification
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- OXIDATION
Description : Assertion :- Bile helps in emulsification of fats. Reason `:-` During emulsification fat is brokendown into fatty acid and glycerol.
Last Answer : Assertion :- Bile helps in emulsification of fats. Reason `:-` During emulsification fat is brokendown ... D. If both Assertion & Reason are false.
Description : Bile, an emulsifier liquid, is made by the liver and later stored within the gallbladder and released in the duodenum. Bile is composed of bile salts, cholesterol and bile pigments. ... enzymes that break fats into simpler fatty acids and glycerol. Digestion System - Image Diversity: gallbladder
Last Answer : What is the adnexal organ of the digestive system in which bile is stored?
Description : What role does enzyme pepsin play? (1) It converts fats into acids (2) If converts fats into glycerol (3) It converts proteins into peptones (4) It converts starch into sugar
Last Answer : (3) It converts proteins into peptones Explanation: Pepsin is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into peptone and polypeptides. If is produced in the stomach and is one of the main digestive enzymes.
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 : Fats differ from waxes in that fats have : (a) More unsaturation (b) Higher melting points (c) A glycerol backbone (d) Longer fatty acids
Last Answer : A glycerol backbone
Description : Fats and oils are (a) monoesters of glycerol (b) diesters of glycerol (c) triesters of glycerol (d) diesters of glycol
Last Answer : triesters of glycerol
Description : Chemically, fats are esters of long carbon-chain acids and which of the following: w) ethanol x) glycerol y) ethylene glycol z) sodium hydroxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- GLYCEROL
Description : In most mammals, except primates, uric acid is metabolized by (A) Oxidation to allantoin (B) Reduction to NH3 (C) Hydrolysis to allantoin (D) Hydrolysis to NH3
Description : In mammals other than higher primates uric acid is converted by (A) Oxidation to allantoin (B) Reduction to ammonia (C) Hydrolysis to ammonia (D) Hydrolysis to allantoin
Description : Hypoglycemia depresses insulin secretion and thus increases the rate of (A) Hydrolysis (B) Reduction (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Respiratory acidosis
Description : The formation of citrate from oxalo acetate and acetyl CoA is (A) Oxidation (B) Reduction (C) Condensation (D) Hydrolysis CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 17
Last Answer : C
Description : `XeF_(2)` on hydrolysis (in the presence of alkali) yield :
Last Answer : `XeF_(2)` on hydrolysis (in the presence of alkali) yield : A. `XeOF_(4)` B. `XeO_(3)` C. `XeO_(2)F_(2)` D. Xe
Description : Pick out the wrong statemen (A) Autocatalytic reactions are exemplified by microbial fermentation reactions (B) The slowest step has the greatest influence on the overall reaction rate in case of an ... reaction (D) Hydrolysis of ester in presence of alkali or acid is a zero order reaction
Last Answer : (D) Hydrolysis of ester in presence of alkali or acid is a zero order reaction
Description : Esterification of cholesterol occurs mainly in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Muscles (D) Kidneys
Description : Iodine number denotes (A) Degree of unsaturation (B) Saponification number (C) Acid number (D) Acetyl number
Description : Saponification number indicates (A) Unsaturation in fat (B) Average M.W of fatty acid (C) Acetyl number (D) Acid number
Description : Saponification number is (A) mg of KOH required to saponify one gm of fat or oil (B) mg of KOH required to neutralize free fatty acids of one gms of fat (C) mg of KOH required to neutralize the acetic acid obtained by saponification of one gm of fat after it has been acetylated (D) None of these
Description : Does saponification number of a fat molecule increase or decrease with the molecular weight of the fat?
Last Answer : Decreases with increase in molecular weight of fat.
Description : What is saponification?
Last Answer : Hydrolysis of fat by alkali is called are saponification.
Description : Standard reduction potential of alkali metals have high negative values.
Last Answer : Explain : Standard reduction potential of alkali metals have high negative values.
Description : The reduction of the PH value, by the action of atmospheric carbon dioxide with the alkali of the cement paste is called [ A ] atmospheric corrosion [ B ] chloride corrosion [ C ] oxidation [ D ] carbonation
Last Answer : [ D ] carbonation
Description : Decomposition of the acetyl salicylic acid at room temperature most likely would occur by (a) Oxidation of the ester (b) Reduction of the carboxylic acid (c) Hydrolysis of the ester
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : The liberation of oxygen during photosynthesis is due to - (1) hydrolysis of carbohydrates (2) photolysis of water (3) reduction of CO2 (4) breakdown of chlorophyll
Last Answer : (2) photolysis of water Explanation: In the process of photosynthesis, oxygen is produced from the photolysis of water. The photolysis of water occurs when light is used to renew split water and ... , also referred to as ATP. The hydrogen remains in the leaf and participates in further reactions.