Explain why triacylglycerols should be the principal source of stored metabolic energy.

Q: Describe the fate of glycerol generated from triacylglycerolhydrolysis in adipocytes.

A: When triacylglycerols is mobilized from the fat tissue, its hydrolysis to free fatty acids and…

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.…

Q: Myristoleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid found in small amounts in a variety of foods.…

A: Myristoleic acid would undergo beta-oxidation for its catabolism.

Q: provide two reasons why cholesterol is important in the body?

A: Sterols are the compounds that do not contain fatty acids, but they have fat like properties. Each…

Q: Explain the role of glycogenin in glycogen synthesis

A: Glucose is the primary source of energy for all cells in the body. It is released from the breakdown…

Q: Distinguish among the three types of glycosphingolipids,cerebrosides, sulfatides, and gangliosides

A: Introduction: Glycosphingolipids are glycolipids that contain the amino alcohol sphingosine. They…

Q: Define the term Triglyceride metabolism?

A: Triglycerides are a kind of fat. These are the most common fat in the body. These are obtained from…

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

A: Unsaturated fatty acids: Fatty acids that contain multiple bonds between carbon atoms in the…

Q: Describe the process of the hydrolysis of glycogen?

A: The glycogen is a rapidly mobilized glucose form and is used for storage in the body. It is a large…

Q: Explain why triglycerides have a glucose-sparing effect.

A: Introduction :- Blood sugar, often known as glucose, is the most common sugar found in the body. It…

Q: Explain why insulin is required for adipocytes to synthesize triacylglycerols from fatty acids.

A: Insulin signaling is required for storing energy in the form of fats in humans. Even though de novo…

Q: Briefly describe the action of glucagons on free fatty acids

A: Hormones are the messengers that transmit signals from one to another. They bind to another cell…

Q: Explain the functions of dihydroxyacetone phosphate and fatty acids in the triacylglycerol…

A: The tri-esters of fatty acids and glycerol are known as triacylglycerol. One glycerol and three…

Q: Describe the advantages of using triacylglycerols as the principal source of stored metabolic…

A: Fatty acids may form triacylglycerol's, which are also known as triglycerides, which are the most…

Q: Discuss galactose metabolism.

A: Galactose metabolism : It occurs in the cytoplasm of cells of the liver. Galactose gets metabolized…

Q: Explain the mode of action of glucoamylase.

A: An enzyme is a protein that is capable of accelerating the rate of a biochemical reaction by…

Q: Triacylglycerols in adipose tissue do not enter the bloodstream as triacyglycerolsexplain

A: Triacylglycerols, also known as triglycerides, are a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood. A…

Q: Describe the glyoxylate cycle and discuss its purpose.

A: Metabolism is a series of chemical reactions inside the living body. It is a process by which the…

Q: Define about aminoacyladenylic acid ?

A: Amino acid + tRNA + ATP ↔Aminoacyl-tRNA + AMP + PPi.

Q: Describe the role of glutamine and glutamate in amino acid metabolism.

A: Amino groups of most of the amino acids are transferred to α-ketoglutarate to form glutamate this is…

Q: Explain the pathways for synthesis of glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules.

A: Gluconeogenesis is considered as the process, in which glucose molecules is synthesized from the…

Q: in triacylglycerol mobilization, triacylglycerol molecules is activated by: phosphorylation…

A: Triacylglycerol are esters of fatty acid and glycerol. Triacylglycerol, as the name indicates,…

Q: Explain how glycogen phosphorylase iscontrolled allosterically and by covalent modification.

A: Glycogen is a polymer of glucose monomer and is the principal storage form of carbohydrates. It…

Q: Draw the structure of cholesterol and write the biosynthetic relations of steroid hormones starting…

A: Cholesterol, a 27-carbon molecule, is the most common steroid in the body and plays a crucial role…

Q: Under severe starvation conditions, people develop “acetonebreath.” Explain.

A: Starvation is the condition in which there is no intake of food in the body. The body slowly gets…

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 factors contribute to storage of excess energy as triacylglycerols?

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

Q: Define gluconeogenesis.

A: Carbohydrate metabolism is the fundamental biochemical process that is essential to maintain and…

Q: How are fatty acids related to ketogenic diet? Explain.

A: Ketogenic diet- It is proven helpful for weight loss and it is also used in treating epilepsy in…