(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 20
Tag: Biochemistry Mcqs
Prostaglandins are liberated in the circulation by the stimulation of?
(A) Anterior pituitary glands
(B) Posterior pituitary glands
(C) Adrenal gland
(D) Thyroid gland
The desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acids are greatly diminished in the absence of?
(A) Insulin
(B) Glycagon
(C) Epinephrine
(D) Thyroxine
Phospholipids help the oxidation of?
(A) Glycerol
(B) Fatty acids
(C) Glycerophosphates
(D) None of these
Fatty acids are activated to acyl CoA by the enzyme thiokinase:
(A) NAD+
(B) NADP+
(C) CoA
(D) FAD+
Fatty acid synthesis takes place in the presence of the coenzyme:
(A) NAD+
(B) Reduced NAD
(C) NADP+
(D) Reduced NADP
Malonyl-CoA reacts with the central?
(A) —SH group
(B) —NH2 group
(C) —COOH group
(D) —CH2OH group
Carboxylation of acetyl—CoA to malonyl — CoA takes place in presence of?
(A) FAD+
(B) Biotin
(C) NAD+
(D) NADP+