(A) Taken up by liver
(B) Taken up by extrahepatic tissues
(C) Reutilised in adipose tissue
(D) Excreted from the body
Tag: Biochemistry Mcqs
In adipose tissue, glycerol-3-phosphate required for the synthesis of triglycerides comes mainly from?
(A) Hydrolysis of pre-existing triglycerides
(B) Hydrolysis of phospholipids
(C) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate formed in
glycolysis
(D) Free glycerol
Glycerol is converted into glycerol-3- phosphate by?
(A) Thiokinase
(B) Triokinase
(C) Glycerol kinase
(D) All of these
Lipid stores are mainly present in?
(A) Liver
(B) Brain
(C) Muscles
(D) Adipose tissue
Lipids are stored in the body mainly in the form of?
(A) Phospholipids
(B) Glycolipids
(C) Triglycerides
(D) Fatty acids
Alcohol dehydrogenase converts ethanol into?
(A) Acetyl CoA
(B) Acetaldehyde
(C) Acetate
(D) CO2 and H2O
Fatty liver may be caused by?
(A) Deficiency of methionine
(B) Puromycin
(C) Chronic alcoholism
(D) All of these
Activated lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase is essential for the conversion of?
(A) VLDL remnants into LDL
(B) Nascent HDL into HDL
(C) HDL2 into HDL3
(D) HDL3 into HDL2