A phosphoglyceride is always made up of
1. only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group
is also attached
2. only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate
group is also attached
3. a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a
phosphate group is also attached
4. a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate group, which is also
attached to a glycerol molecule.
Which one of the following structural formulae of two organic compounds is correctly
identified with its related function?
1. A - triglyceride major - a source of energy
2. A - Lecithin - a component of cell membrane
3. B - Adenine - forms nucleotides of the nucleic acids
4. Both 2. and 3.
Cholesterol is a precursor for each of the following except
(1) bile salts
(2) vitamin D
(3) insulin
(4) steroids
Lecithin is:
(1) Phospholipid
(2) Carbohydrate
(3) Protein
(4) Amino acid
Which of the following is true about Lecithin?
1.It is made of 2 fatty acids + glycerol+ Phosphoric acid+ Choline
2.It is made of 2 fatty acids + glycerol + Choline
3.It is made of 3 fatty acids + glycerol+ Phosphoric acid+ Choline
4.It is made of 2 fatty acids + glycerol+ Phosphoric acid+ Serine
Which of the following is true about Cholesterol?
1. It contains four fused hydrocarbon rings
2. Organic molecule
3. Hydroxyl group is present
4. All of these
Which of the following is incorrect about Cholesterol?
1.It stabilizes plasma membrane of animal cell
2.It is produced in Liver mainly
3.It is a type of steroid
4.It has ketone group
Which of the following organic compounds is the main constituent of Lecithin?
| 1. | Arachidonic acid | 2. | Phospholipid |
| 3. | Cholesterol | 4. | Phosphoprotein |
| 1. | Aromatic proteinogenic amino acids is 5 |
| 2. | Carbon atoms in arachidonic acid including carboxyl carbon is 20 |
| 3. | Fatty acids in cholesterol is 3 |
| 4. | Polypeptide chains in quaternary structure of haemoglobin is 2 |