Description : Phospholipids are important cell membrane components since (A) They have glycerol (B) Form bilayers in water (C) Have polar and non-polar portions (D) Combine covalently with proteins
Last Answer : Answer : C
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : In fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane (a) upper layer is non-polar and hydrophilic (b) upper layer is polar and hydrophobic (c) phospholipids form a bimolecular layer in middle part (d) proteins form a middle layer.
Last Answer : (c) phospholipids form a bimolecular layer in middle part
Description : The common precursor in the biosynthesis of triacylglycerol and phospholipids is (A) 1, 2-Diacylglycerol phosphate (B) 1-Acylglycerol 3-phosphate (C) Glycerol 3-phosphate (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Very low density lipoproteins are relatively rich in (A) Cholesterol (B) Triacyl glycerol (C) Free fatty acids (D) Phospholipids
Description : Depot fats of mammalian cells comprise mostly of (A) Cholesterol (B) Cholesterol esters (C) Triacyl glycerol (D) Phospholipids
Description : Phospholipids help the oxidation of (A) Glycerol (B) Fatty acids (C) Glycerophosphates(D) None of these
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 : 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 : According to fluid mosaic model, plasma membrane is composed of (a) phospholipids and oligosaccharides (b) phospholipids and hemicellulose (c) phospholipids and integral proteins (d) phospholipids, extrinsic proteins and intrinsic proteins.
Last Answer : (d) phospholipids, extrinsic proteins and intrinsic proteins.
Description : The plasma membrane consists mainly of (a) phospholipids embedded in a protein bilayer (b) proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer (c) proteins embedded in a polymer of glucose molecules (d) proteins embedded in a carbohydrate bilayer
Last Answer : (b) proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer
Description : Ultraviolet light can damage a DNA strand causing (A) Two adjacent purine residue to form a covalently bounded dimer (B) Two adjacent pyrimidine residues to form covalently bonded dimer (C) Disruption of phosphodiesterase linkage (D) Disruption of non-covalent linkage
Description : What are the three major components of glycerophospholipids, the main component of lipid bilayers that comprise cellular membranes?
Last Answer : Glycerol, a phosphate group, fatty acid chains
Description : A high surface area to volume ratio in cells is important because it (a) Enables efficient transfer of wastes, nutrients and gases across the cell membrane (b) Prevents overproduction of cell ... self and non-self (d) Provides for better structural support to cope with external physical pressure
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane. (a) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by passive transport. (b) Proteins make up 60 to 70% of the cell ... towards the inner part. (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Last Answer : (d) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson.
Description : Select the correct statement from the following regarding cell membrane (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson (2) Na+ and K+ ions move across cell membrane by ... of the cell membrane (4) Lipids are arranged in a bilayer with polar heads towards the inner part
Last Answer : (1) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was proposed by Singer and Nicolson
Description : Phospholipids occur in (A) Myelin sheath (B) Stabilizes chylomicrans (C) Erythrocyte membrane (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Across a membrane phospholipids act as carrier of (A) Organic compounds (B) Inorganic ions (C) Nucleic acids (D) Food materials
Description : All the following processes occur rapidly in the membrane lipid bilayer except (A) Flexing of fatty acyl chains (B) Lateral diffusion of phospholipids (C) Transbilayer diffusion of phopholipids (D) Rotation of phospholipids around their long axes
Last Answer : C
Description : Which of the following phospholipids is localized to a greater extent in the outer leaflet of the membrane lipid bilayer? (A) Choline phosphoglycerides (B) Ethanolamine phosphoglycerides (C) Inositol phosphoglycerides (D) Serine phosphoglycerides
Last Answer : A
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 : CTP is required for the synthesis of (A) Fatty acids (B) Proteins (C) Phospholipids (D) Cholesterol
Description : Low density plasma proteins are rich in (A) Chylomicrons (B) Cholesterol (C) Triglycerides (D) Phospholipids
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning cellular ion channels? a. Ion channels are transmembrane proteins that form pores that can conduct ions across the plasma membrane b. ... undergo conformational changes between open states and closed states d. Ion channels can be blocked
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d Ion channels are transmembrane proteins that form pores that can conduct ions across the plasma membrane. Ion channels are formed by membrane-spanning peptides that are arranged ... be blocked by ions or organic compounds that enter the channel, bind there, and occlude the pore
Description : How the phospholipids are arranged in the cell membrane?
Last Answer : Two layers of phospholipids are arranged as a bilayer that formsthe basis of cell membrane structure. One layer has its hydrophilicheads neighbouring the surroundings whereas the other has ... the cytoplasm. The hydropholic fattyacid tails of both layers of phospholipid point towards thecentre.
Description : Explain in brief about leukotrienes and prostaglandins Leukotrienes and prostaglandins are formed only when the mast cell undergo degranulation and enzymatic break down of phospholipids in the plasma membrane ?
Last Answer : The effects produced by them are more pronounced and long lasting than histamine. Leukotrienes mediate mucous production and bronchoconstriction. Prostaglandin D2 causes bronchoconstriction.
Description : Which one of the following is not a constituent of cell membrane? (a) Glycolipids (b) Proline (c) Phospholipids (d) Cholesterol
Last Answer : (b) Proline
Description : Between the layers of phospholipids in a cell membrane, there is an area that is: a) hydrophobic (pron: high-dro-fo-bick) b) hydrophillic (pron: high-dro-fill-ick) c) hygroscopic (pron: high-grow-scop-ick) d) hygrolipic (pron: high-grow-lip-ick)
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- HYDROPHOBIC
Description : Dietary fibre denotes (A) Undigested proteins (B) Plant cell components that cannot be digested by own enzymes (C) All plant cell wall components (D) All non digestible water insoluble polysaccharide
Description : Many globular proteins are stable in solution although they lack in (A) Hydrogen bonds (B) Salt bonds (C) Non-polar bonds (D) Disulphide bonds
Description : Many globular proteins are stable in solution inspite they lack in (A) Disulphide bonds (B) Hydrogen bonds (C) Salt bonds (D) Non polar bonds
Description : A competitive inhibitor of an enzyme has which of the following properties? (A) It is frequently a feedback inhibitor (B) It becomes covalently attached to an enzyme (C) It decreases the Vmax (D) It interferes with substrate binding to the enzyme
Description : A molecule of CO2 is captured by biotin when it acts as coenzyme for carboxylation reaction. The carboxyl group is covalently attached to (A) A nitrogen (N1) of the biotin molecule (B) Sulphur of thiophene ring (C) α-Amino group of lysine (D) α-Amino group of protein
Description : Two potions sit in front of you. One will make you reborn 200 years into the future while the other one will send you 5 years back in time. You get to keep your memories in both scenarios. Which potion do you choose?
Last Answer : 200 years in the future. You can't take the sky from me.
Description : Acrolein Test is positive for (A) Glycerol (B) Prostaglandins (C) Carbohydrates (D) Proteins
Description : Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option in question. Assertion: In the cell membrane , the non-polar tail of saturated hydr
Last Answer : Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option in question. Assertion: In the cell ... D. If both Assertion & Reason are false.
Description : How do phospholipids with unsaturated hydrocarbon chains affect membrane fluidity?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Platelet activating factor is: a. Generated by the action of phospholipase A2 on membrane phospholipids b. Antiinflammatory in most of its actions c. Synthesized by endothelial and other cells d. Exerts a variety of biologic effects which are platelet-independent
Last Answer : Answer: a, c, d Like the eicosanoids, platelet-activating factor (PAF) is not stored in cells but is rapidly produced during inflammation. PAF exerts a variety of biologic effects ... and LTB4. There is considerable overlap and redundancy in the effects produced by PAF and eicosanoids
Description : The phospholipids present in cytoplasm membrane of the archaeo- bacteria is A- phosphoglycerides B- polyisoprenoid C- polyisoprenoid branched chain lipids D- none of the bove
Last Answer : polyisoprenoid branched chain lipids
Description : All the following processes occur rapidly in the membrane lipid bilayer except (A) Flexing of fatty acyl chains (B) Lateral diffusion of phospholipids (C) Transbilayer diffusion of phospholipids (D) Rotation of phospholipids around their long axes
Last Answer : (C) Transbilayer diffusion of phospholipids
Last Answer : (A) Choline phosphoglycerides
Description : Can cholesterol form micelles and bilayers?
Last Answer : Cholesterol does not form micelles because it is not sufficiently amphiphilic (even though it does have an OH group) and its flat, rigid, fused-ring structure gives a solid rather than a liquid ... it constitutes ∼25% of the mass of the lipid bilayer in the plasma membranes of mammalian cells.
Description : Three of the potions the Plaid Wizard often works with are Star Sand, Diamond Dirt, and Liquid Light. If the formula that represents the amount of Star Sand in a creature's body is given by S(t)=16⋅(1/7)^t, what is the half-life of Star Sand?
Last Answer : Enter your answer as a number rounded to two decimal places, like this: 4.25
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Description : Non essential amino acids (A) Are not components of tissue proteins (B) May be synthesized in the body from essential amino acids (C) Have no role in the metabolism (D) May be synthesized in the body in diseased states
Last Answer : (B) May be synthesized in the body from essential amino acids
Description : The signal sequence of proteins is cleaved off (A) On the ribosomes immediately after synthesis (B) In the endoplasmic reticulum (C) During processing in Golgi apparatus (D) During passage through the cell membrane
Description : STAT proteins are (A) Thermostat proteins of brain (B) Glucostat proteins of hepatocyte cell membrane (C) Short term activators of translation (D) Signal transduction and activators of transcription
Description : Receptors for thyroid hormones are present (A) On the cell membrane (B) Across the cell membrane (C) Inside the cells (D) In association with G-proteins
Description : Unsaturated fatty acids is known as (A) Non-essential fatty acids (B) Essential fatty acids (C) Cerebrosides (D) Phospholipids