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The number of mg of KOH required to hydrolyse 1 g fat or oil is known as
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The number of mg of KOH required to hydrolyse 1 g fat or oil is known as
Ans → Saponification number
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liner Questions on Lipids - attemp/practice
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Q. The isomerism associated with unsaturated fatty acids
Ans → Geometric isomerism (cis-trans isomerism)
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Q. The lipids that are not the structural components of biological membranes
Ans → Triacylglycerols
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Q. The prefix sn used to represent glycerol, sn stands for
Ans → Stereospecific number
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Q. The number of mg of KOH required to hydrolyse 1 g fat or oil is known as
Ans → Saponification number
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Q. The phospholipid that prevents the adherence of inner surfaces of lungs
Ans → Dipalmitoyl lecithin
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Q. The phospholipid that produces second messengers in hormonal action
Ans → Phosphatidylinositol
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Q. Which is the simplest form of glycolipids which occur in the membranes of nervous tissue.
Ans → Cerebrosides
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Q. The lipids that possess both hydrophobic (non -polar) and hydrophilic (polar) groups are known as
Ans → amphipathic
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Q. Which are the organic substances relatively insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents (alcohol, ether).
Ans → Lipids
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Q. Which are the essential fatty acids that need to be supplied in the diet.
Ans → PUFA
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Q. Isomers that differ in the order the atoms are placed. They have the same number of atoms, just in a different order.
Ans → Constitutional Isomers
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Q. An enzyme of purine metabolism associated with immunodeficiency disease
Ans → Adenosine deaminase
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Q. The specific term used to describe carbohydrate stereoisomers differing only in configuration at the hemi-acetal carbon atom.
Ans → anomers
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Q. Cellulose is not digested in humans due to lack of the enzyme that hydrolyses
Ans → β-Glycosidic bonds
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Q. The nucleotide that serves as an intermediate for biosynthetic reaction
Ans → UDP-glucose , CDP- acylglycerol , S Adenosylmethionine
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Q. The two final products in the -oxidation of odd chain fatty acids are
Ans → Acetyl CoA and propionyl CoA
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Q. A Pharmaceutical preparation that releases the drug(s) at a time other than promptly after administration.
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Q. When a complex is formed between a metal ion and an a ligand in solution, the equilibrium may be expressed by a constant which is related to the free energy change for the process
Ans → stability constant
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Q. The difference between plasma and serum is the presence or absence of
Ans → Fibrinogen
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Q. Class of antibacterials that inhibit cell wall synthesis by binding to peptidoglycan subunits and blocking their insertion into the cell wall
Ans → glycopeptides
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Q. A simple spherical arrangement of amphipathic lipid molecules with nonpolar tails aggregated within the interior and polar heads forming the outer surface
Ans → micelle
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Q. The coenzyme that participates in transamination reactions is
Ans → Pyridoxal phosphate
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Q. Under physiological condition, the DNA structure is predominantly in the form
Ans → β-Form
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Q. A ligand that binds to a receptor and alters the receptor state resulting in a biological response.
Ans → Agonist
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Q. The term given to organic molecules which contain no multiple bonds.
Ans → saturated
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Q. A herpes infection of the newborn, generally caused by infection during birth
Ans → neonatal herpes
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Q. When a complex is formed between a metal ion and an a ligand in solution, the equilibrium may be expressed by a constant which is related to the free energy change for the process
Ans → stability constant
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Q. If two monosaccharides differ in configuration around a single carbon atom, they are known as
Ans → Epimers
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Q. Molecules that exist only during a chemical reaction; not before or after the reaction.
Ans → intermediate
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Q. The immunoglobulin that can cross the placenta and transfer the mother’s immunity to the developing fetus
Ans → IgG
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Q. The nitrogen atoms in the purine ring are obtained from
Ans → Glycine , Glutamine , Aspartate
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Q. The disease in which very high amount of tryptophan (nearly 60%) is converted to serotonin is
Ans → Malignant carcinoid syndrome
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Q. A very strong attraction between two or more atoms that are sharing their electrons.
Ans → Covalent Bond
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Q. The bonds responsible for a majority of high-energy compounds are
Ans → Phosphoanhydride bonds
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Q. It is the ability of the specific adaptive immune system to quickly respond to pathogens to which it has previously been exposed
Ans → memory
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Q. Structure of protein complexes formed by the combination of several separate polypeptides or subunits
Ans → quaternary structure
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