Define the following terms: a. monounsaturated fatty acid b. polyunsaturated fatty acid c. saturated fatty acid d. nonessential fatty acid e. essential fatty acid

Q: What is the difference between a saturated and an unsaturated fatty acid?

A: The fatty acids are the carboxylic acids,  which are attached with the aliphatic carbon chain having…

Q: Define triacylglycerol or triglyceride.

A: Triacylglycerol or triglyceride is a type of biomolecule but it is not a polymer like…

Q: Name two essential fatty acids

A: Fatty acids are the smallest units of fat in the body. Fats break down to form fatty acids.…

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A: Omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids also called PUFA. The scientific…

Q: In aqueous solutions, fatty acids associate with each other in spherical clusters called:

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Q: Classify the following fatty acids. Choices: Long chain fatty acids Medium-chain fatty acids…

A: Fatty acids are Carboxylic acids with hydrocarbon chain that may be saturated or unsaturated.…

Q: Draw the structure of the following fatty acids: (a) Stearic acid (b) Arachidonic acid

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Q: what is the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol?

A: Cholesterol is an organic molecule; essentially a lipid. It is synthesized in all animal cells and…

Q: State whether each of the following constituents typifies a fat, an oil, or both. (a) saturated…

A: Fats and oils are the most abundant lipids in nature. They provide energy for living organisms,…

Q: What is the most significant chemical difference between triacylglycerols and glycerophospholipids…

A: Triglycerides: Triglycerides are simple lipid molecules made up of glycerol backbone attached with…

Q: Why are polyunsaturated omega 3 fatty acids deemed beneficial to human health? Justify such events…

A: Polyunsaturated fatty acids contain at least two double bonds in their backbone. They also comprise…

Q: Given these molecular components—glycerol, fatty acid, phosphate, longchain alcohol, and…

A: A lipid is  a macro biomolecule and is a family of organic compounds that are mostly insoluble in…

Q: What are the two most common saturated fatty acids? What is the most common unsaturated fatty acid?

A: Biomolecules are those organic molecules that help in the structure and function of the living body.…

Q: Why do unsaturated fatty acids have lower melting points than their saturated counterparts? What is…

A: Fatty acids are the simplest form of lipid. It is also a component of many lipids. Fatty acids are…

Q: Cysteine is the amino acid that participates in disulfide bonds in proteins. True or false?

A: The statement is true. Cysteine is an amino acid that is involved in formation of disulfide bonds…

Q: Why do lipids make you feel full for a long time after a meal?

A: Our body needs macromolecules such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, which perform different…

Q: A. Is glucose an aldose or ketose sugar?  B.  Based on the number of carbons glucose has, what is…

A: Sugars or carbohydrates are the most abundant biopolymers in living organisms. Carbohydrates are…

Q: Define the following terms: a. lactose b. maltose c. homoglycans d. heteroglycans e. starch

A: Lactose is a sugar found only in milk. It is also present in dairy products and products made from…

Q: || CH3 — (CH-), —CH— CH— (СH>), —с—он а. b. linoleic acid || CH; — CH— (СH— CH— CH-)5 — CH;—…

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Q: Describe the differences between saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids in terms of their…

A: Fatty acids are merely carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains. In fatty acids carboxylic…

Q: In each of the following pairs of fatty acids, select the fatty acid that has the higher melting…

A: C:D of acids is given (Number of carbons : Number of double bonds) Unsaturated fatty acids have…

Q: Discuss the functions of triacylglycerols.

A: Introduction: Triacylglycerols are the simplest form of lipids formed by fatty acids. It consists of…

Q: Which molecule is a saturated fatty acid?

A: Carboxylic acid with hydrocarbon side chain are fatty acids. They are mostly esterified but can also…

Q: What are the common fatty acid chains in phosphoglycerides, and why do these fatty acid chains…

A: Introduction: Glycerophospholipids, also known as phosphoglycerides, are membrane lipids in which…

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: Defect in the metabolism of which of the following is associated with increased cardiovascular risk?…

A: Cardiovascular disease is a group of disorder which is caused due various factors like use of…

Q: What is the relationship between carbon chain length and melting point for fatty acids?

A: Fatty acids are molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acids found in fats and oils and…

Q: Give the carbon skeleton notation for an example of each of the following types of fatty acids. In…

A: A fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which can either be saturated or…

Q: Which stereoisomer of the monosaccharide threose is shown below? a. D b. L c. R d. S

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Q: Look at the structure of stearic acid as well as oleic acid and answer the following questions:…

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Q: Name the three classes of lipids found in the body and in foods. What are some of their functions in…

A: Lipids are biomolecules which are non-polar in nature. Lipids are not considered as true polymers…

Q: Which of the following is not true about cholesterol?

A: Cholesterol is a type of lipid that occurs in the cell membranes. It is almost found in all cells of…

Q: Explain what is glycerol?

A: Glycerol is a simple polyol compound.

Q: Define the following terms: a. prenylation b. steroid c. cardiac glycoside d. digitalis e.…

A: Prenylation which is a post-translational modification  that connects the lipid to the thiol group…

Q: Why is it better, when running a marathon,to drink a beverage with sugar for energy rather than one…

A: Ans: The explanation regarding the drink which marathon runner uses has been explained in the…

Q: Define omega-3 fatty acid.

A: Omega-3 fatty acid are polyunsaturated fatty acids characterised by the presence of a double bond,…

Q: How will saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids react with bromine water?

A: Saturated fatty acids are defined as straight-chain, organic acids. They have an even number of…

Q: Indicate whether each of the following is a component of (1) a cerebroside but not a ganglioside,…

A: Cerebroside and ganglioside both are sphingolipids which are integral part of the plasma membrane.…

Q: Define the following terms: a. eicosanoid b. omega-6 fatty acid c. omega-3 fatty acid d. trans fatty…

A: a. eicosanoid: Eicosanoids are signaling molecules formed by oxidative metabolism of 20 carbon…

Q: Rank the following in order of increasing solubility in water: a triacylglycerol, a diacylglycerol,…

A: There are four major categories of biomolecules, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids.…

Q: Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids

A: The building blocks of fat are known as fatty acids. The fats obtained from food are broken down…

Q: Describe the characteristics of fatty acids and fatty acid esters.

A: Fatty acids are made up of lipid chains. In membrane of the cell, they can be found as glycolipids…

Q: All of the following are examples of monounsaturated fatty acids except A. Palmitoleic acid B. Oleic…

A: On the basis of presence of double bond, fatty acids can be divided into monounsaturated fatty acids…

Q: Alkaline hydrolysis of one molecule of triacylglycerol yields _________ a. three molecules of…

A: Alkaline hydrolysis means the breakdown of triacylglycerol into its various small units in the…

Q: List the properties of fatty acid?

A: Introduction: fatty acid is a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic chain, it is a carboxylic acid that…

Q: Define the following terms:a. fatty acidb. monunsaturated fatty acidc. polyunsaturated fatty acidd.…

A: Biological lipids are a chemically diverse group of organic compounds which are insoluble or only…

Q: What are derived from the treatment of triacylglycerols with strong bases? A. salts of…

A: Triacylglycerols, also known as triglycerides. They are the simplest lipids formed by fatty acids.…

Nucleotides

It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). 

Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The structure of all proteins and ultimately every biomolecule and cellular component is a product of information encoded in the sequence of nucleic acids. Parts of a DNA molecule containing the information needed to synthesize a protein or an RNA are genes. Nucleic acids can store and transmit genetic information from one generation to the next, fundamental to any life form.