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The lipoprotein possessing the highest quantity of phospholipid
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The lipoprotein possessing the highest quantity of phospholipid
Ans → HDL
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Metabolism of Lipids - attemp/practice
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Q. The total number of ATP produced by the oxidation of a molecule of palmitic acid is
Ans → 129 ATP,
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Q. The long chain fatty acids (C26—C35) are not oxidized due to the absence of peroxisomes. This disorder is known as
Ans → Zellweger syndrome
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Q. Acetyl CoA from the mitochondria is transported into the cytosol after its conversion to
Ans → Citrate
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Q. Plasma lipoprotein that is inversely correlated with coronary heart disease is
Ans → HDL
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Q. The fatty acid that is commonly found in the C2 of triacylglycerols is
Ans → Unsaturated fatty acid
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Q. Hypercholesterolemia is observed in the disorder(s)
Ans → Hypothyroidism, Diabetes mellitus, Nephrotic syndrome
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Q. The two final products in the -oxidation of odd chain fatty acids are
Ans → Acetyl CoA and propionyl CoA
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Q. Cholesterol synthesis is controlled by feedback inhibition of the enzyme
Ans → HMG CoA reductase
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Q. A compound possessing hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups in its structure is known as
Ans → Ampipathic
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Q. A substance that cannot be divded chemically into component substances.
Ans → element
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Q. The disorders characterized by decreased synthesis or total absence of globin chains of hemoglobin are collectively known as
Ans → Thalassemias
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Q. The time it takes for a decaying radioactive substance to be reduced by half.
Ans → half–life
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Q. Name the highly branched storage polysaccharide that is found animal cells and bacteria
Ans → glycogen
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Q. Sequenator is an automatic machine to determine amino acid sequence in a polypeptide chain. The reagent used in sequenator is
Ans → Edman’s reagent
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Q. Name a dormant cell that survives in the death phase and is resistant to most antibiotics
Ans → persister
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Q. The amino acid that contributes to the synthesis of more than half of the pyrimidine ring
Ans → Aspartate
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Q. When a complex is formed between a metal ion and an a ligand in solution, the equilibrium may be expressed by a constant which is related to the free energy change for the process
Ans → stability constant
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Q. Name the chronic bacterial infection of peripheral nervous tissues caused by the acid-fast bacterium,
Ans → Hansen’s Disease
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Q. A form of experiment in which the participants are, to some degree, kept ignorant of the nature and doses of materials administered as specific parts of the experiment.
Ans → Blind Experiment
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Q. Name the sialic acid, mostly found in the structure of glycoproteins and glycolipids
Ans → N- Acetylneuraminic acid
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Q. Name the structure embedded in the dermis from which hair grows
Ans → hair follicle
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Q. A group of genes with related functions often found clustered together within the prokaryotic chromosome and transcribed under the control of a single promoter and operator repression sequence
Ans → operon
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Q. Name a substance that loses water to form a lower hydrate or becomes anhydrous spontaneously.
Ans → efflorescent
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Q. The prefix sn used to represent glycerol, sn stands for
Ans → Stereospecific number
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Q. Process that occurs when the vapor pressure of the saturated aqueous solution of a substance is less than the vapor pressure of water in the ambient air.
Ans → deliquescence
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Q. The phospholipid that prevents the adherence of inner surfaces of lungs
Ans → Dipalmitoyl lecithin
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Q. A Characteristic of a powder rather than of individual particles given by the mass of powder occupying a known volume
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Q. A common STI of the reproductive system caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ans → Gonorrheao
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Q. Dosage form comprising several elements (e.g., microspheres or coated pellets) dif- fering in the rate of drug release.
Ans → multi compartment formulation
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Q. a substance that, when added to a reaction mixture, changes (speeds up) the rate of attainment of equilibrum in the system without itself undergoing a permanent chemical change.
Ans → catalyst
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Q. The deposit of a drug in a body created by injection or by a similar mode of introduction to form a source of slow release.
Ans → depot
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Q. Bonds forms between the hydroxyl groups of two sugar molecules
Ans → glycosidic bond
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Q. An instrument used to measure the amount of rotation of plane polarized light by a compound, generally prepared in a solution
Ans → polarimeter
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