This post includes important one-liner Questions from the chapter – Lipids in Biochemistry. These one-liners summarise the chapters in short.
Biochemistry Important One Liner Questions on Lipids
1
The lipids that function as fuel reserve in animals
Triacylglycerolds
2
The isomerism associated with unsaturated fatty acids
Geometric isomerism (cis-trans isomerism)
3
The cyclic fatty acid employed in the treatment of leprosy
Chaulmoogric acid
4
The lipids that are not the structural components of biological membranes
Triacylglycerols
5
The prefix sn used to represent glycerol, sn stands for
Stereospecific number
6
The number of mg of KOH required to hydrolyse 1 g fat or oil is known as
Saponification number
7
The phospholipid that prevents the adherence of inner surfaces of lungs
Dipalmitoyl lecithin
8
The phospholipid that produces second messengers in hormonal action
Phosphatidylinositol
9
Name the glycolipids containing N-acetylneuraminic acid
Gangliosides
10
The steroids contain a cyclic ring known as
Cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene
11
Which is the simplest form of glycolipids which occur in the membranes of nervous tissue.
Cerebrosides
12
cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene is present in
Steroids
13
The lipids that possess both hydrophobic (non -polar) and hydrophilic (polar) groups are known as
amphipathic
14
Which are the organic substances relatively insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents (alcohol, ether).
Lipids
15
Which are the essential fatty acids that need to be supplied in the diet.
PUFA
