Which of the following are derived from cholesterol? A. ceramide B. ganglioside C. prostaglandin D. progesterone

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A: Vitamins are the substance that our body needs to develop and function. Vitamin A,D,E,K and B are…

Q: What are the functions of lysine in human health?

A: Amino acids are biomolecules made up of an amino group and a carboxyl group. When several amino…

Q: What kind of biological function would each of the follow- ing proteins perform? (a) Human growth…

A: A protein is an incredibly complex natural molecule made up of amino acid residues linked by peptide…

Q: What physical appearance might lead you to suspect that a person had a deficiency of iodine in the…

A: Answer= Iodine is a crutial element that is required in the formation of thyroid hormone properly.

Q: Match the each enzyme deficiency with their corresponding disease B-hexosaminidase A A. Fabry…

A: INTRODUCTION Enzymes is a type of protein that increase the rate of metabolic reactions. For Ex -…

Q: Why are Pharmacological effects are of great importance in medicine?

A: Pharmacological effects are considered to be associated with the target and these are the…

Q: What is phospholipase A2?

A: The enzymes that split fatty acid in position two of phospholipids, hydrolyzing the bond between…

Q: Select the answer below that best  describes the following statement: Steroids are lipids. A. True…

A: Lipids consist of a large group of molecules made up of hydrocarbons. They are insoluble or poorly…

Q: What is the function of Eicosanoids?

A: Eicosanoids are signalling molecules which are made by the enzymatic or non-enzymatic oxidation of…

Q: why doesn't nalidixic acid affect human cells

A: Quinolones are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibacterials in the world and are…

Q: What happens to alanine and glutamine in the bloodstream?

A: The alpha amino group of all amino acids has at least one nitrogen atom, and some amino acids…

Q: What is a toxic phospholipase?

A: Phospholipases are hydrolytic enzymes that hydrolyze phospholipids into fatty acids and glycerol.

Q: Chymotrypsin  A.) cleaves peptide bonds preferentially at aromatic amino acids B.) is an oxygen…

A: Amino acids are liked each other by peptide bonds is called protein. Peptide bonds are amide bonds,…

Q: What medical conditions might arise if your diet was found to be low in methionine?

A: Methionine - Methionine is a sulphur-based amino acid essential for the healthy maintenance and the…

Q: Vitamin A in vision Vitamin C in collagen formation Vitamin K in blood clothing

A: Vitamins are the organic compounds that requires in small quantities. Vitamins have wide variety of…

Q: Which of the following is not a sterol? a. sex hormones b. vitamin D c. lecithin d. cholesterol

A: Sterol is a group which is helpful for the cell development and production of energy in human…

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: Triglycerides are made of glycerol and _________

A: Triglycerides are the one of an important group of naturally occurring lipids which is otherwise…

Q: Lecithins and cephalins are both

A: Lecithin are mixture of glycerophospholipids like phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine,…

Q: What are phosphoproteins?

A: Answer- There are many proteins that are in a conjugated form.

Q: Coenzyme A binds to an acetyl group via a __________ linkage. A. carboxylic acid ester B.…

A: Enzymes are a molecule that acts as catalysts in the reaction. Coenzymes are organic compounds like…

Q: What do you mean by enzyme phospholipase?

A: Phospholipase It is an enzyme that hydrolyzes phospholipids into fatty acids and other lipophillic…

Q: in Pharmacology,List three major effects propranolol will have on the human body.

A: Propanalol is a type of beta adinergic blocker . All beta adinergic blocking drugs are competitive…

Q: _____________ is a type of cardiac glycoside that increases the force of cardiac contraction

A: Cardiac glycosides are class of organic compounds that increase the output force of the heart and…

Q: Which of the following substances is the precursor of Cholesterol ? I.bile salts II. testosterone…

A: Cholesterol is a type of lipid that acts as the component of plasma membrane and maintains the…

Q: In the disease scleroderma, excessive collagen, glycosaminoglycans, and glycoproteins are produced…

A: Systemic sclerosis or Scleroderma can be described as a type of autoimmune disorder in which…

Q: If we take a cholesterol test and the test results are high or low, what are the reasons that led to…

A: A waxy molecule called cholesterol is present in blood. Although the body needs cholesterol to…

Q: Cholesterol is built up from multiple copies of a five-carbon molecule known as O isoprene O retinol…

A: Biological macromolecules are those large molecules that are necessary for the survival and growth…

Q: Phospholipase responsible for the tissue damage after spider bite? a.A1 b.A2 c.D d.C

A: Phospholipase (PLA) is a lipolytic enzymes which cleaves the phospholipid substrates at specific…

Q: Which three types of lipids are particularly abundant in brain tissue?

A: Lipids are the structural molecules that contain hydrocarbon long chain. Lipids include fatty acids,…

Q: What is the Warburg effect? Whywould cancer cells favor such inefficient metabolism?

A: Via the oxidation of its carbon bonds, glucose, the essential macronutrient, allows energy to be…

Q: Prostaglandins have recognized roles in reproduction,respiration, and _________________.

A: Introduction: Cell signaling.

Q: why are human hormones are considered as lipids?

A: Derived lipids are produced by hydrolysis of simple and compound lipids. Examples are cholesterol,…

Q: Determine three important functions of triglycerides in the body.

A: As the name suggests, triglycerides are made up of three fatty acid molecules and one glycerol…

Q: Function outside metabolism is the generation of: a-chemical energy b-structural precursors C-…

A: The "basal metabolic rate" (BMR) is the amount of energy required to sustain the cells alive and…

Q: A rubbery secreted matrix of proteoglycans and collagen surrounds living cells in______ . a. bone c.…

A: Roadeo glycans are made up of proteins and carbohydrate residues. Mainly ground substance of few…

Q: Which statement on the biosynthesis of cannabinoids is NOT TRUE?

A: The word cannabinoid refers to every chemical substance that joins the cannabinoid receptors of the…

Q: Cholesterol is synthesized entirely from: a. Oxaloacetate b. Glycerol 3-phosphate c. Acetyl CoA d.…

A: Introduction Cholesterol, a major constituent in the plasma membrane undergoes endogenous…

Q: Steroid hormones. Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys…

A: Hormones are the chemical molecules which acts as a chemical messenger for different body tissues…

Q: All of the following contain amino acids except a) Enzymes. b) Cholesterol. c) Antibodies. d)…

A: Amino acids are organic compounds which are the building blocks of the proteins which contain…

Q: The function of proteins such as casein and zein is _____________

A: Casein is a phosphoprotein found in milk. It is also known as milk protein. Zein, on the other…

Q: When you take the antibiotic penicillin when you are ill, why does the penicillin kill a bacterial…

A: Penicillin : It is an antibiotic or group of antibiotics produced naturally by certain blue moulds,…

Q: What is this molecule? a) Farnesyl pyrophosphate b) Cholesterol c) Isoprene d) Squalene e)…

A: