Description : Carbohydrates of all types are converted into : (a) Glucose (b) Glycerol (c)Amino acid (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Glucose
Description : In digestion, proteins are converted into (1) Fatty acids (2) Glucose (3) Amino acids (4) Maltose
Last Answer : (3) Amino acids Explanation: Most proteins are decomposed to single amino acids in digestion. Digestion typically begins in the stomach when pepsinogen is converted to pepsin by the action of ... intestine, most proteins are already reduced to single amino acid or peptides of several amino acids.
Last Answer : Amino acids
Description : Lipogenesis in body starts when (a) Glucose combines with glycerol (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied (c) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are scanty (d) Blood sugar level is high
Last Answer : (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied
Description : In the digestive system, proteins are broken down into: a) simple sugars. b) fatty acids. c) amino acids. d) glycerol.
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- AMINO ACIDS.
Description : What are the building blocks of proteins? a. monosaccharaides b. amino acids c. fatty acids d. glycerol
Last Answer : b. amino acids
Description : Carrier ions like Na+ facilitate the absorption of substances like (a) amino acids and glucose (b) glucose and fatty acids (c) fatty acids and glycerol (d) fructose and some amino acids.
Last Answer : (a) amino acids and glucose
Description : Digestion of protein-is necessary because (a)It not absorbed as such (b)Proteins are large molecules. (c) Proteins have complex structure. (d) Proteins are made of amino acids
Last Answer : (a)It not absorbed as such
Description : Glucose will be converted into fatty acids if the diet has excess of (A) Carbohydrates (B) Proteins (C) Fat (D) Vitamins
Last Answer : A
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
Last Answer : Answer : A
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Degradation of proteins to amino acids, glucose from carbohydrates and fatty acids from lipids is known as (A) Anabolism (B) Metabolism (C) Catabolism (D) Cretinism
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Modern bread is formed with amino acid (a) Histidine (b) Lysine (c) Leucine (d) All
Last Answer : (d) All
Description : Trypsinogen is converted into active Trypsin by : (a) Mucus (b) Bile juice (c) Enterokinase (d) Hormone
Last Answer : (c) Enterokinase
Description : Select the correct match of the digested products in humans given in column I with their absorption site and mechanism in column II. Column I Column II (a) Glycerol, fatty acids Duodenum, ... , glucose Small intestine, active absorption (d) Fructose, Na+ Small intestine, passive absorption
Last Answer : (c) Glycine, glucose Small intestine, active absorption
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
Description : Which of the following converts peptones, proteoses and polypeptides into amino acids : (a) Amylase (b) Trypsin (c) Lipase (d) Rennin
Last Answer : (b) Trypsin
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 : 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 : Deamination of proteins takes place in (a) Kidney (b) Liver (c) Spieen (d) Air
Last Answer : (b) Liver
Description : Too much use of one of the following should be avoided during summer (a) Carbohydrates (b) Proteins (c) Fats (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Fats
Description : Invertase enzyme acts upon (a) Proteins (b) Maltose (c) Fructose (d) Sucrose
Last Answer : (d) Sucrose
Description : All enzymes chemically speaking are (a) Lipids (b) Carbohydrate (c) proteins (d) All
Last Answer : (c) proteins
Description : Lacteals are associated with absorption of (a) Proteins (b) Carbohydrates (c) Fat (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Fat
Description : Trypsin is related with the digestion of (a) Carbohydrate (b) Proteins (c) Fats (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Proteins
Description : Fatty acids can not be converted into carbohydrates in the body, as the following reaction is not possible: (A) Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into glucose (B) Fructose 1, 6 diphosphate to ... phosphate (C) Transformation of acetyl CoA to pyruvate (D) Formation of acetyl CoA from fatty acids
Description : Fatty acids cannot be converted into carbohydrates in the body as the following reaction is not possible. (A) Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into glucose (B) Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to fructose- ... (C) Transformation of acetyl CoA to pyruvate (D) Formation of acetyl CoA from fatty acids
Last Answer : C
Description : Oxidation of which substance in the body yields the most calories (A) Glucose (B) Glycogen (C) Protein (D) Lipids
Last Answer : (D) Lipids
Description : Before starvation (a) Glucose is utilized (b) Glycogen is consumed (c) Fat is consumed (d) Glucose & Glycogen consumed
Last Answer : (d) Glucose & Glycogen consumed
Description : Starvation starts with (a) Utilization of glucose by cells (b) Utilization of glycogen by cells (c) Utilization of fat & protein by cells (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (c) Utilization of fat & protein by cells
Description : Which one of these carbohydrates is a monsaccharide (a) Glucose b) Starch (c) Sucrose (d) Cellulose
Description : Blood capillary network of villi absorb (a) Water (b) Salts (c) Glucose (d) All
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 : After digestion amino acids (A) Are absorbed into portal circulation (B) Are absorbed into lymph (C) Are excreted to the extent of 50% (D) Converted into glucose in the intestine
Description : Glycerol on warming with a small amount of hydriodic acid gets converted to (a) Propene (b) 3-Iodopropene (c) 1,3-Diiodopropane (d) 2-Iodopropane
Last Answer : 3-Iodopropene
Description : What is found at the end of a fatty acid that does not attach to glycerol?
Last Answer : The carboxyl group -COOH attaches to glycerol. The other end is a hydrocarbon chain.
Description : Intermediate in the denovo synthesis of triacyl glycerols include all the following except (A) Fatty acyl CoA (B) CDP diacyl glycerol (C) Glycerol-3-phosphate (D) Lysophosphatidic acid
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
Description : Cerebrosides are composed of (A) Sphingosine, fatty acids, glycerol and phosphoric acid (B) Sphingosine, fatty acids, galactose (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, galactose (D) Glycerol, fatty acids, galactose, sphingol
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
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Sphingomyelins are composed of fatty acids, phosphoric acid and (A) Sphingosine and choline (B) Glycerol and sphingosine (C) Glycerol and Serine (D) Glycerol and Choline
Description : Lecithins are composed of (A) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Choline (B) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Ethanolamine (C) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Serine (D) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Beaine
Description : Lieberman-Burchard reaction is performed to detect (A) Cholesterol (B) Glycerol (C) Fatty acid (D) Vitamin D
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
Description : In glycerophospholipids, a polyunsaturated fatty acid is commonly attached to which of the following carbon atom of glycerol? (A) Carbon 1 (B) Carbon 2 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
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
Description : Cephalin consists of (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and inositol (D) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and serine
Description : If the fatty acid is esterified with an alcohol of high molecular weight instead of glycerol, the resulting compound is (A) Lipositol (B) Plasmalogen (C) Wax (D) Cephalin
Description : A phosphoglyceride is always made up of (a) a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached (b) a saturated or unsaturated ... unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached.
Last Answer : (a) a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached
Description : A typical fat molecule is made up of (a) one glycerol and one fatty acid molecule (b) three glycerol and three fatty acid molecules (c) three glycerol molecules and one fatty acid molecule (d) one glycerol and three fatty acid molecules
Last Answer : (d) one glycerol and three fatty acid molecules.