During fasting, the glycerol backbone of the triacylglycerol can be converted which of the following? a) Cholesterol b) Fatty Acids c) Glucose d) Bile Acids e) None of the above

Q: What are fatty acids converted to when used to produce cellular energy?

A: Fats and oils can be together called as lipids because they contain the fatty acids. These are one…

Q: What initial chemical transformation takes place on a fatty acid to activate it for catabolism?

A: Fatty acids are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membrane as…

Q: What are Lipoproteins ?

A: Lipoproteins contain or are made up of fat, proteins, and other lipids that carry cholesterol in the…

Q: What are bile salts important for?

A: Bile secretion is the main function of liver. It is a complex greenish yellow alkaline fluid. It has…

Q: Define the term cholesterol?

A: Fats are composed of chains of carbon atoms linked with hydrogen atoms, Fats are categorized into…

Q: Carnitine is an important cofactor in which stage of fatty acid metabolism?

A: Fatty acid metabolism involves beta oxidation and it consists of the following steps: Conversion of…

Q: What can keto acids be converted into?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  ENZYMES They are the catalyst. They help in accelerating the chemical reaction.…

Q: How is glucose stored in the body?

A: The brain consumes 80% of whole-body glucose utilized in a fasting state (110-150g/day). Blood cells…

Q: Why does a deficiency of carbohydrates in the diet lead to ketone body formation?

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy ketone or polyhydroxy aldehyde or compounds which produce them on…

Q: Is ketogenesis anabolic or catabolic? Thus, what initiates the ketogenesis in our body?

A: Most of the acetyl-CoA produced during fatty acid oxidation is used by the citric acid cycle or in…

Q: What is Carbohydrate Catabolism?

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones. They are the major source of energy for living…

Q: What is the role of the liver in the use of lipids?

A: Liver is the largest gland in the body which plays a significant role in digestion especially in the…

Q: How Is Glycogen Synthesized?

A: The metabolic pathway by which glycogen is synthesized from glucose is referred to as glycogenesis.…

Q: Where does Triglyceride digestion occur? Explain how?

A: Pancreatic lipase (pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase), is an enzyme secreted from the pancreas.…

Q: Which fatty acids help promote bile acid synthesis?

A: Which fatty acids help promote bile acid synthesis? Answer.  Omega 3

Q: What is bromodomain?

A: Transcription factors are responsible for initiating the transcription process. The transcript…

Q: Define the following nutritional terms.a) glycolytic-b) glucogenic-c) glycogenic-d)…

A: The metabolic pathway can be defined as the combination of chemical reactions occurring in a…

Q: What is Glycogen Storage?

A: Glycogen can be the multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as the form of energy…

Q: Which fatty acids are essential? What are the main sources of these fatty acids?

A: Fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain which is either saturated or…

Q: Which type of lipoprotein delivers cholesterol to body cells?

A: Lipoproteins are molecules made up of lipids and proteins used to transports fatty acids,…

Q: What is the normal cholesterol level in human blood?

A: The blood is a fluid connective tissue formed of liquid portion plasma, and the solid portion called…

Q: What is the function of glucose? of essential amino acids?

A: Amino acids are organic compounds. These combine to form the proteins. The proteins are building…

Q: Which biochemicals comprise the vitamin B complex?

A: Vitamin B complex comprises of a group of water soluble vitamins that play an important role in the…

Q: What is Deamination and transdeamination ?

A: Removal of an amine group from one molecule and its conversion into ammonia is called deamination.…

Q: What is glycogenolysis?

A: Glycogenolysis is the metabolic process in the liver where the breakdown of primary carbohydrate ,…

Q: What are the two main different types of lipoproteins?

A: Cholesterol is a class of derived lipids made up of fused cyclohexane and cyclopentane rings which…

Q: what are the sites of Glycosylation ?

A: In the glycosylation the carbohydrates are covalently attached to the proteins or lipid molecules.…

Q: What is the function of lipid packing as lipoprotein in the bloodstream? Which kind of lipoproteins…

A: Lipoprotein is a combination of macromolecular complexes of lipids and proteins. It originates…

Q: CHOOSE THE CORRECT LETTER Which of the following diets would most likely promote the production of…

A: Ketosis is a metabolic state known by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood.

Q: What is gluconeogenesis?

A: Biochemistry is the study of the structure and functions of molecules involved in the living system.…

Q: Where are bile acids synthesized, and what is the starting molecule?

A: Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals and other vertebrates.…

Q: What is the origin of the triacylglycerols transported by very low-density lipoproteins?

A: Very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) carry about 47% triglycerides and 53% cholesterol in the body.…

Q: What happens if bloodglucose levels fall too low several hours after a meal?

A: Blood glucose level refers to the amount of glucose present in a person's blood at a particular…

Q: What role do bile salts play in the body?

A: Bile salts are found in bile. Human bile has atleast 12 bile salts. They are produced by hepatocytes…

Q: Why are fatty acids the principal long-term energy reserve of the body?

A: Bio molecules also known as biological molecules. These are the molecules which are produced by…

Q: what are the six (6) B vitamins involved in lipid metabolism and their functions?

A: The synthesis and degeneration of the lipids in the cells are called Lipid metabolism. It helps in…

Q: What molecules are used initially during starvation or fasting to produce glucose?

A: Gluconeogenesis is considered as the process during which glucose is produced when there is less…

Q: What enzymes metabolize glycerol?

A: Glycerol serves as an essential gluconeogenic substrate and is mainly used by the liver and kidneys.

Q: where does the digestion of sucrose begin and what type of reaction occurs?

A: Sucrose is basic sugar. It is a disaccharide, a particle made out of two monosaccharides: glucose…

Q: Which amino acids are exclusively ketogenic?

A: Introduction During amino acid catabolism, ketogenic amino acids are broken down to Acetyl CoA or…

Q: Where is most of the glycogen in the body stored?

A: Glycogen is a polysaccharide which serves as a storage from of glucose in animals and humans.

Q: What is the purpose of bile acids in lipid digestion?

A: Bile acids are made from cholesterol. They are steroid acids found in the bile juice in mammals…

Q: Where do fatty acids used for metabolism come from?

A: Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats that are present in our body. They also form an…