(A) Their synthesis increases in diabetes mellitus
(B) They are synthesized in mitchondria
(C) They can deplete the alkali reserve
(D) They can be oxidized in the liver
Tag: Biochemistry Mcqs
Ketone bodies are synthesized in?
(A) Adipose tissue
(B) Liver
(C) Muscles
(D) Brain
An enzyme required for the synthesis of ketone bodies as well as cholesterol is?
(A) Acetyl CoA carboxylase
(B) HMG CoA synthetase
(C) HMG CoA reductase
(D) HMG CoA lyase
Propionyl CoA is formed on oxidation of?
(A) Monounsaturated fatty acids
(B) Polyunsaturated fatty acids
(C) Fatty acids with odd number of carbon atoms
(D) None of these
Which of the following can be oxidized by β-oxidation pathway?
(A) Saturated fatty acids
(B) Monosaturated fatty acids
(C) Polyunsaturated fatty acids
(D) All of these
β-Oxidation of fatty acids requires all the following coenzymes except?
(A) CoA
(B) FAD
(C) NAD
(D) NADP
Acetyl CoA carboxylase regulates fatty acid synthesis by which of the following mechanism?
(A) Allosteric regulation
(B) Covalent modification
(C) Induction and repression
(D) All of these
De novo synthesis of fatty acids requires all of the following except?
(A) Biotin
(B) NADH
(C) Panthothenic acid
(D) ATP