Which of these compounds may be a part of cell membranes: triglycerides, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, sphingomyelins, glycolipids, cholesterol and its esters? Why? Why not?

Q: What do you mean by ergosterol?

A: Ergosterol:              A sterol that resides on the cell membranes of fungi and acts to maintain…

Q: Which of the following lipids is used for energy storage? A. glycolipids B. glycerophospholipids C.…

A: A group of organic compounds includes lipids that are insoluble or poorly soluble in water.…

Q: Why can glycerophospholipids form membranes, while triacylglycerols cannot?

A: Glycerophospholipids are fatty acid diglycerides with a phosphatidyl ester attached to the terminal…

Q: Membranes are mainly composed of macromolecules called carbohydrates.True or false?

A: Macromolecules are the large structure that makes up all living organisms. All the macromolecules…

Q: Given lecithin, sphingomyelin, cephalin, phosphatidylcholine which of the following does not contain…

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Q: Cholic acid and deoxycholic acid function in solubilizing dietary lipids in the process of digestion…

A: Lipids are one of the major macromolecules that are needed in large amounts for the growth and…

Q: A structural element, common in all glycerophospholipids is:

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Q: Lipids like nucleic acids and proteins are made of strings of similar subunits. True or false.…

A: The four classes of biological macromolecules are lipids proteins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates.…

Q: Why some lipids do appear liquid at room temperature and some are semi-solids or solids

A: A large biomolecule found in the human body that does not solubilize in polar solvents like water…

Q: Which of the following statements DO NOT describe the similarity between glycogen and amylopectin? O…

A: Glycogen and amylopectin are polysaccharides which are composed of glucose monomers. These glucose…

Q: In hydrolysis of triglycerides what are the reactants and products

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Q: Which of the following are phospholipids: (a) triacylglycerols; (b) leukotrienes; (c)…

A: Lipids are a chemically diverse group of organic compounds which are insoluble in water, but…

Q: Among the glycerophospholipids containing palmitic acid and linoleic acid which will have the…

A: Introduction Glycerophospholipids are the most abundant compounds found in membranes of all cells.…

Q: Which of the following lipids is NOT found in biological membranes? O triacylglycerols O glycolipids…

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Q: Starch and glycogen are both composed of glucose monomers. What is/are the differences between the…

A: Starch and glycogen both are polysaccharides and are made up of glucose monomer, general Function of…

Q: The difference in chemical structure between cerebrosides and gangliosides is that gangliosides…

A: Cerbroside and ganglioside are sphingolipid derivatives. Gangliosides can act as receptors on the…

Q: a. Is it a phospholipid or glycolipid? b. Is it a sphingomyelin or glycerophospholipid? How many…

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Q: Which of the following membrane lipids have a direct glycosidic linkage between the head-group sugar…

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Q: Which of the following polysaccharides is a component of the extracellular matrix and connective…

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Q: Which of these is NOT a lipid? phospholipid O cholesterol O chitin steroids triglyceride

A: Lipids are heterogeneous class of organic compounds that are fatty acid or their derivative and are…

Q: In what chemical form does cholesterol usually exist in the bloodstream?

A: Cholesterol is considered a lipid component that is found in all cells of the human body. It plays a…

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

A: Cholesterol is a very important molecule for a number of reasons. All steroid hormones are formed…

Q: While fatty acids are most often formed by the condensation of_-carbon units, isoprenoids are…

A: Fatty acid and isoprenoid both are class of lipid and plays an important role in the metabolism of…

Q: Which of the following represents a proper designation for monounsaturated fatty acid ? O 18:0 O…

A: Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds in the chain. Their general formula is CH3-(CH₂)-COOH…

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: is consists from glycerol and two fatty acids and one phosphate group

A: Lipids are mainly water-insoluble biomolecules that play a vital role in the formation of cell…

Q: Steroid derivatives like cholesterol are also part of the lipid family. Name three useful…

A: Cholesterol- Belongs to steroid family of lipid compounds and is a type of fat in the body

Q: Which of the following is not a type of lipid? Steroids O Glycerides O Enzymes Unsaturated Fatty…

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Q: Which of the following is the simplest carbohydrate? none Glucose glyceraldehyde erythrose Gulose

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Q: Which compound is NOT a membrane lipid? a). Sphingolipid b). Glycerophospholipid c).…

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Q: Which of the following lipid molecules possess a different fundamental structural make-up from the…

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Q: Although high cholesterol level is associated with cardiovascular disease, cholesterol plays an…

A: Cholesterol is an essential fat that is present in our body and is important for the synthesis of…

Q: ture of glycerol is important in the formation of fat

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Q: How do phospholipids differ from triglycerides in structure? How does cholesterol differ?

A: Phospholipids:   They make up the cell membrane. Structure:  * Lipid composed of a phosphate group…

Q: What are the components of a triglyceride molecule? A. One glycerol and one C. One glycerol and two…

A: The components of a triglyceride molecule are: Correct option: D. One glycerol and three fatty acids

Q: Which of the following is a glycerophospholipid? H,C-O HC-O H,C-O а. b. он HO NH2 C. d.

A: Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, viscous polyol. Glycerol is used in the treatment of wounds and…

Q: Lipids are a class of macromolecules that can be found in which of the following places? a) lipids…

A: Lipid : Has subgroup fat(triglycerides) These are macromolecules - solublity in non-polar solvents.

Q: Which of the following lipids is NOT found in biological membranes?     glycolipids…

A: Glycolipids are substances expressed on the surface of cellular membrane. Glycolipids are lipids…

Q: One of the following is not a structural lipid. Sphingomyline Triglycerides Phosphatidylcholine All…

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Q: Which of the following are differences between fatty acid and glycerol? * I Fatty acid contains…

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Q: How are the chemical properties of storage lipids and membrane lipids different? How does this…

A: Lipids are a diverse group of organic compounds that are essential for several biological functions,…

Q: the structural differences between fatty acids (cis and trans double bonds), diacylglycerols,…

A: Lipids are biomolecule which is soluble in non-polar solvents and insoluble in polar solvents.…

Q: Which of the following lipids is NOT found in biological membranes? triacylglycerols…

A: Introduction Lipids are important to our body as they store energy, as well as are required for…

Q: Which part of the phosphatidylcholine molecule would be the least polar (least hydrophilic)?

A: Answer:  Phosphotidylcholine : It is the molecule comes under phospholipids family which has choline…

Q: Which of the following are proteins? O cholesterol O ion channels O phospholipids O glycolipids O…

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

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Q: Unsaturated fatty acids are commonly esterified at the hydroxyl substituent of glycerol at what…

A: Introduction Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds i.e. they have one or more…

Q: Which of the following lipids are not found in animal membranes? (a) Phosphoglycerides (b)…

A: All living cells have a plasma membrane that encloses their contents. In prokaryotes, the membrane…