In what disease is a decrease in sphingomyelin observed?

Q: Why must cholesterol be transported through the bloodstream in lipoprotein particles?

A: Proteins are known to be extremely complex macromolecular components. They are located in all living…

Q: How many ATPs are synthesized when glycerol is metabolized to ethanol?

A: Glycerol is a reduced carbon source and can be used to obtain products like enzymes and recombinant…

Q: What is tetrodotoxin?

A: Toxic is a substance that causes harmful effects in humans as well as other organisms. Toxicity is a…

Q: Is the OH substituent of the A ring of cholesterol an a-substituent or a b-substituent?

A: In cyclic compounds β- substituents indicated by a solid wedge. So the OH substituent of the A ring…

Q: Why do adipose cells appear empty?

A: Adipose tissue are the specialized connective tissue that consists of lipid rich cells known as the…

Q: Which of the following is the Haworth Projection of Glucose?

A: The cyclic structure in Haworth projection displays the ring as flat. In the associated Haworth…

Q: What is Cohesin Complex?

A: DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material that the organism inherits from the parental…

Q: what are the major physiological effects of galactosemia?

A: Galactosemia is defined as a rare and inherited disorder that prevents babies from processing…

Q: WHat is  the pI or isoelectric point of bradykinin? Explain

A: Bradykinin is a protein made of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There…

Q: Which are the Two paths are available to this glucose 6-phosphate?

A: The study of chemical reactions that occurs within living organisms is called biochemistry. This…

Q: What Is gamma-crystallin?

A: Gamma-crystallin is a type of protein. A protein is a type of biomolecule consisting of either one…

Q: Why are nerve cells particularly sensitive to changes in bloodglucose concentration?

A: Ans: The glucose is transported to different parts of the body by diverse mechanisms or by receptors…

Q: the saponification of this triglycerides?

A: Triglycerides are a kind of fat present within the blood circulation. It is important for health but…

Q: What are Prostaglandins ? Explain the importance of Prostaglandins ?

A: Prostaglandins are a group of lipids that are synthesized at the site of injury or infection. They…

Q: What is triacylglycerols?

A: Biomolecules are the necessary chemical components for biological creatures. They are known to be…

Q: What are endorphins, and what is their connection to dietary fat?

A: Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine.

Q: What is the action of Amylase?

A: Action of Amylase is that it converts the starch present in the food into the sugar. Amylases are…

Q: what are some functions of prostaglandins in the body?

A: Prostaglandins are the lipid like molecules which also have hormone like function in the body and…

Q: what is the general block diagram of a triacylglycerol

A: The ester that is derived from three fatty acids and  a molecule of glycerol is known as…

Q: What are the main differences between beta oxidation of saturated fatty acid and beta oxidation of…

A: Beta oxidation is a catabolic process in which fatty acids are broken down into acetyl co A and…

Q: What are the two fates of cholesterol following its synthesis?

A: The body requires a definite amount of nutrients for proper growth and development. Nutrition…

Q: what is purine ?

A:

Q: What are the effects of Diacylglycerol (DAG)?

A: Introduction: Different types of electrical signals or chemical compounds work as messengers for…

Q: What are phosphoacylglycerols?

A: Introduction: Lipids are a category of structurally diverse compounds soluble in nonpolar organic…

Q: What are the function of purines?

A: The genetic material DNA and RNA carries the basic structural and functional information found in…

Q: How are branch points normally introduced into glycogen?

A: Introduction: Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that acts as an energy storage…

Q: What is beta lactamase?

A: Microbial diseases are treated with antimicrobial drugs. The antimicrobial drugs are categorized…

Q: The most abundant intracellular thiol is _____________ .

A: Thiols are the sulfur analogue of alcohols in which sulfur takes place of oxygen in the hydroxyl…

Q: The most common intercellular thiol is ________

A: Glutathione is a material composed of glycine, cysteine, and glutamic acid amino acids. It is…

Q: How does leptin affect the metabolism of lipids?

A: Leptin is a protein hormones which is secreted in the adipocytes when fat deposit increases.

Q: What would be the most direct result if NAG (N-acetylglucosamine acid) could not be synthesized?

A: NAG(N-acetylglucosamine acid) - This process acts as a secondary amide in the middle of acetic acid…

Q: How do diet and de novo synthesis of cholesterol regulate each other?

A: Cholesterol is a type of lipid that plays a variety of roles in the body. It is an essential…

Q: How is the activity of amylase affected by a low pH? By a high pH? Explain.

A: Every enzyme has an active site at the substrate-binding site, and the shape of the active site…

Q: What is the function of oligodendrocyte ?!

A: Oligodendrocyte is a Greek word which means, a cell having few branches. It is a type of neuroglial…

Q: What is the relationship between beta amyloid and APP?

A: Brain cells that process, store, and retrieve information degenerate and die in Alzheimer's disease.

Q: Explain about Sphingomyelins ?

A: Sphingomyelins are a category of sphingolipids which contain phosphorus and are found predominantly…

Q: PKU is an abbreviation for what disorder? What are the symptoms of PKU? How can PKU be treated for a…

A: Phenylketonurina is a rare inherited disorder that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to…

Q: What is diacylglycerol (DAG)?

A: Introduction  Cell signaling is an important mechanism by which different cells coordinate with each…

Q: What is the difference between beta oxidation of fatty acid and beta oxidation of unsaturated fatty…

A: A fatty acid is a carboxylic acid that comprises a  long aliphatic chain than can be either…

Q: Inhibition of oxamic acid causes what type of inhibition?

A: Oxamic acid is an organic acid with the molecular formula H2NC(O)CO2H. Oxamic acid is synthesized…

Q: What is the group of disorders that result when the body lacks an enzyme necessary to digest…

A: Galactose is a monosaccharide component, widely present in plant sources of pectin and gums. It is…

Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.