Description : The precursor of bile salts, sex hormones and vitamin D is (A) Diosgenin (B) Cholesterol (C) Campesterol (D) Ergosterol
Last Answer : Answer : B
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 : 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 : The principal rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of bile acids is at the (A) 7-Hydroxylase reaction (B) 12 α-Hydroxylase reaction (C) Conjugation reaction (D) Deconjugation reaction
Last Answer : 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 : Cholesterol is excreted as such into ________. (A) Urine (B) Faeces (C) Bile (D) Tears FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 99
Description : A compound normally used to conjugate bile acids is (A) Serine (B) Glycine (C) Glucoronic acid (D) Fatty acid
Description : Pyrimidine and purine nucleoside biosynthesis share a common precursor: (A) PRPP (B) Glycine (C) Fumarate (D) Alanine
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
Description : In the pathway leading to biosynthesis of acetoacetate from acetyl-CoA in liver, the immediate precursor of aceotacetate is (A) Acetoacetyl-CoA (B) 3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA (C) 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (D) 3-Hydroxybutyrate
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 : Egg is rich in all of the following except (A) Cholesterol (B) Saturated fatty acids (C) Ascorbic acid (D) Calcium
Description : Which of one ring in the structure of the following is aromatic? (A) Androgens (B) Estrogens (C) Cholesterol (D) Bile acids
Description : Hypolipidemic drugs reduce serum cholesterol and triacylglycerol. The effect of clofibrate is attributed to (A) Block in absorption from G.I.T. (B) Decrease in secretion of triacylglycerol and cholesterol ... by liver (C) Block in the reabsorption of bile acids (D) Decreased synthesis of cholesterol
Description : Vitamin C is required for the synthesis of (A) Bile acids from cholesterol (B) Bile salts from bile acids (C) Vitamin D from cholesterol (D) All of these
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 : 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
Description : Carbon skeleton produced during respiration. (Eg. `alpha`-ketoglutarate, OAA etc. intermediates) are used as precursor for biosynthesis of other molec
Last Answer : Carbon skeleton produced during respiration. (Eg. `alpha`-ketoglutarate, OAA etc. intermediates) are ... biosynthesis of other molecules in the cell.
Description : For biosynthesis of proteins (A) Amino acids only are required (B) Amino acids and nucleic acids only are required (C) Amino acid, nucleic acids and ATP only are required (D) Amino acids, nucleic acids, ATP, GTP, enzymes and activators are required
Last Answer : Answer : D
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 : 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 : Fluidity of membranes is increased by the following constituent except (A) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (B) Saturated fatty acids (C) Integral proteins (D) Cholesterol
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 : 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 : In haemolytic jaundice, urine shows (A) Absence of bile pigments and urobilinogen (B) Presence of bile pigments and urobilinogen (C) Absence of bile pigments and presence of urobilinogen (D) Presence of bile pigments and absence of urobilinogen FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 91
Description : Precursor of ACTH is (A) Cholesterol (B) Pregnenolone (C) Corticotropin (D) Pro-opiomelanocortin
Description : Cholesterol is a precursor in the biogenesis of (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin D (C) Vitamin E (D) None of these
Description : Main metabolic end product of cholesterol: (A) Coprosterol (B) 5-pregnenolone (C) Bile acid (D) Glycine
Description : In the biosynthesis of testosterone the rate limiting step is conversion of (A) Cholesterol to pregnenolone (B) Pregnenolone to progesterone (C) Progesterone to 17 α-hydroxy progesterone (D) 17 α-Hydroxy progesterone to androstenedione
Description : In biosynthesis of cholesterol triparanol inhibits the activity of the enzyme: (A) ∆24 Reductase (B) Oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase (C) Isomerase (D) Squalene epoxidase ENZYMES 155
Description : In the biosynthesis of cholesterol, the rate limiting enzyme is (A) Mevalonate kinase (B) HMG-CoA synthetase (C) HMG-CoA reductase (D) Cis-prenyl transferase
Description : In the biosynthesis of cholesterol, the step which controls the rate and locus of metabolic regulation is (A) Geranyl pyrophosphate farnesyl pyrophosphate (B) Squalene → lanosterol (C) HMG CoA → mevalonate (D) Lanosterol → 1, 4-desmethyl lanosterol
Description : The rage limiting step cholesterol biosynthesis is (A) Squalene synthetase (B) Mevalonate kinase (C) HMG CoA synthetase (D) HMG CoA reductase
Description : A metabolite which is common to pathways of cholesterol biosynthesis from acetyl-CoA and cholecalciferol formation from cholesterol is (A) Zymosterol (B) Lumisterol (C) Ergosterol (D) 7 Dehydrocholesterol
Description : The ‘Committed step’ in the biosynthesis of cholesterol from acetyl CoA is (A) Formation of acetoacetyl CoA from acetyl CoA (B) Formation of mevalonate from HMG CoA (C) Formation of HMG CoA from acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA (D) Formation of squalene by squalene synthetase
Description : What is the first sterol ring formed during cholesterol biosynthesis?
Last Answer : Lanosterol.
Description : What is the rate-limiting-step in the cholesterol biosynthesis?
Last Answer : HMG CoA reductase.
Description : All the following statements about proopiomelanocortin are true except (A) It is made up of 285 amino acids (B) It is synthesised in pars intermedia and anterior lobe of pituitary gland ... ) It is the precursor of corticotropin like intermediate lobe peptide and endorphins 218 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : Ascorbic acid is required to synthesise all of the following except (A) Collagen (B) Bile acids (C) Bile pigments (D) Epinephrine
Description : In human and other ureotelic organisms, the end product of amino acid nitrogen metabolism: (A) Bile acids (B) Ketone bodies (C) Urea (D) Barium sulphate
Description : The surface tension in intestinal lumen between fat droplets and aqueous medium is decreased by (A) Bile Salts (B) Bile acids (C) Conc. H2SO4 (D) Acetic acid
Last Answer : A
Description : The rate limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis is one of the followings : (A) LDL-receptor concentration (B) VLDL secretion (C) Mevalonic acid formation (D) Co-enzyme A formation
Last Answer : (C) Mevalonic acid formation
Description : Prostaglandins are (A) C2 unsaturated acids (B) C27 saturated alcohols (C) C20 saturated acids (D) C27 saturated alcohols
Description : Urea biosynthesis occurs mainly in the liver involving the number of amino acids: (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6