(A) There is loss of phospholipids from white matter
(B) There is loss of sphingolipids from white matter
(C) There is loss of esterified cholesterol from white
matter
(D) White matter resembles gray matter in
composition
Tag: Biochemistry Mcqs
Lipo-oxygenase is required for the synthesis of?
(A) Prostaglandins
(B) Leukotrienes
(C) Thromboxanes
(D) All of these
Synthesis of prostaglandins is inhibited by?
(A) Glucocorticoids
(B) Aspirin
(C) Indomethacin
(D) All of these
All of the following statements about hypoglycin are true except?
(A) It is a plant toxin
(B) It causes hypoglycaemia
(C) It inhibits oxidation of short chain fatty acids
(D) It inhibits oxidation of long chain fatty acids
Sphingomyelins:
(A) Phospholipids
(B) Nitrolipids
(C) Alcohols
(D) None of these
C22 and C24, fatty acids required for the synthesis of sphingolipids in brain are formed by?
(A) De novo synthesis
(B) Microsomal chain elongation
(C) Mitochondrial chain elongation
(D) All of these
Which of the following lipid is absorbed actively from intestines?
(A) Glycerol
(B) Cholesterol
(C) Monoacylglycerol
(D) None of these
Human desaturase enzyme system cannot introduce a double bond in a fatty acid beyond?
(A) Carbon 9
(B) Carbon 6
(C) Carbon 5
(D) Carbon 3