(A) Choline
(B) Betaine
(C) Methionine
(D) Ethionine
Tag: Biochemistry Mcqs
NADPH required for fatty acid synthesis can come from?
(A) Hexose monophosphate shunt
(B) Oxidative decarboxylation of malate
(C) Extramitochondrial oxidation of isocitrate
(D) All of these
One functional sub-unit of multi-enzyme complex for de novo synthesis of fatty acids contains?
(A) One —SH group
(B) Two —SH groups
(C) Three —SH groups
(D) Four —SH groups
Extramitochondrial synthesis of fatty acids occurs in?
(A) Mammary glands
(B) Lungs
(C) Brain
(D) All of these
Net energy generation on complete oxidation of linoleic acid is?
(A) 148 ATP equivalents
(B) 146 ATP equivalents
(C) 144 ATP equivalents
(D) 142 ATP equivalents
Net generation of energy on complete oxidation of a 17-carbon fatty acid is?
(A) Equal to the energy generation from a
16-carbon fatty acid
(B) Equal to the energy generation from an
18-carbon fatty acid
(C) Less than the energy generation from a
16-carbon fatty acid
(D) In between the energy generation from a
16-carbon fatty acid and an 18-carbon fatty
acid
Net generation of energy on complete oxidation of palmitic acid is?
(A) 129 ATP equivalents
(B) 131 ATP equivalents
(C) 146 ATP equivalents
(D) 148 ATP equivalents
During each cycle of β-oxidation?
(A) One carbon atom is removed from the
carboxyl end of the fatty acid
(B) One carbon atom is removed from the methyl
end of the fatty acid
(C) Two carbon atoms are removed from the
carboxyl end of the fatty acid
(D) Two carbon atoms are removed from the
methyl end of the fatty acid