Which of the following is NOT required for fatty acid synthesis?

Q: Why can only unsaturated triacylglyceroids undergo hydrogenation?

A: Lipids are one of the major classes of macromolecule and are essential for the formation of the cell…

Q: When glucose is reduced, only one alditol is produced.When fructose undergoes the same reaction,…

A: Fructose on reduction gives a mixture of two alcohols which are related as diastereomers as well as…

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: At the conclusion of the first acyl carrier protein cycle in fatty acid synthesis, acetoacetyl-ACP…

A: Introduction: Fatty acids are biomolecules that contain long hydrophobic hydrocarbon chains and a…

Q: Which step in lipid metabolism would you expect to be affected by 3,4-dihydroxybutyl-1-phosphonic…

A: Lipid metabolism is the synthesis and degradration of lipids in cells, involving the breakdown or…

Q: How can the synthesis and breakdown of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate be controlled independently?

A: Glycolysis is regulated in 3 steps and is 1.Glucose-6-phosphate formation 2.Fructose -6-phosphate to…

Q: Why lactose cannot be used to replace IPTG?

A: Why lactose can not be used to replace IPTG? IPTG:- isopropyl thiogalactopyranoside usually mimic…

Q: What are trans fatty aciods?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  BIOMOLECULES  These are the molecules that are made up of the biological elements…

Q: Is the following statement true or false? "Proteasomes are involved with various cell processes.…

A: The proteasomes are the complex of proteins called proteases that break down the unwanted proteins…

Q: This is the process by which the fat undergone addition of H ions to produce a more stable fatty…

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

Q: Which of the following transporters is responsible for transporting galactose across the luminal…

A: There will be periods when the concentration of glucose in the gut is lower. When this occurs,…

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: Explain how the biosynthesis of fatty acids from carbohydrates works(starting with the ingestion of…

A: When the level of glucose is high in the body, the excess amount of Acetyl CoA produced by the…

Q: Which is an ACTIVATOR of fatty acid biosynthesis O epinephrine O citrate O glucagon O palmityoyl CoA

A: Fatty acid synthesis is the formation of fatty acids from acetyl-CoA and NADPH by the action enzymes…

Q: Which of the following amino acids are involved in O-glycosylation linkage? O Tyrosine O Asparagine…

A: O  linked glycosylation is a type of post translational modification of polypeptides. It come under…

Q: The majority of glucose in the cell is in what form? (chair = chair conformation, boat=boat…

A: Glucose is a monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms. It is an example of aldohexose. The…

Q: How much ATP is ultimately generated from each cycle of β-oxidation of a fatty acid?

A: Beta-oxidation is the metabolic process that involves multiple steps by which fatty acid molecules…

Q: Can you please pick the right answer in each parentheses? Sphingolipids are synthesized from…

A: Introduction: Sphingolipids are synthesized from "Palmitoyl-CoA" and have a diversity of biological…

Q: What is lactic acid, and why is it important?

A: Cells perform respiration by taking up molecular oxygen. In the absence of oxygen or when oxygen…

Q: Starting with a 4-carbon growing fatty acid attached to the ketoacyl synthase (KSase) site, and a…

A: Fatty acid metabolism includes Fatty acid biosynthesis (an anabolic process) and β-…

Q: Is it possible to convert fatty acids to other lipids without acyl-CoA intermediates?

A: Fatty acids are building blocks of lipids. They combine with alcohol to form simple fats, such as…

Q: What characterizes the C5 amino acids? These amino acids are converted to glutamate then deaminated…

A: Introduction: Amino acids are compounds that contain an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a side…

Q: WHAT IS THE molecule that blocks fatty acid breakdown while synthesis is occurring

A: The process of breakdown of fatty acid starts in cytoplasm and completes in mitochondria. A…

Q: Which of the following molecules is least likely to be a fatty acid? O H₂C-(CH₂)14-COOH

A: Fatty acids are the building blocks of the fats (like triglycerides, phospholipids, etc.) in our…

Q: Which bond(s) in α-D-glucose must be broken tochange its configuration to  β-D-glucose? Which…

A: Alpha-D-Glucose, is alpha-dextrose or alpha-D-GLC. It belongs to the class of organic compounds. It…

Q: Propose a reaction mechanism for the condensation of an acetyl unit with a malonyl unit to form an…

A: Fatty acid synthesis takes place in the cytoplasm. where fatty acid synthesis occurs in two phases.…

Q: Describe the biosynthesis of fatty acids .

A: In the cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum of the cell biosynthesis of fatty acid occur.  In…

Q: True or False

A: Fatty acids are the structure squares of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat. During…

Q: insulin injection and fatty acid synthesis related? Insulin injection would decrease glucose and…

A: Insulin injection and fatty acid synthesis are related through their impact on metabolism and energy…

Q: What impact would an increase in intramitochondrial oxaloacetate have on fatty acid synthesis?…

A: Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains. Fatty acids undergo β oxidation when…

Q: Draw the structure of the a-keto acid formed by removal of the amino group during the catabolism of…

A: Here is a description of the structure for α-ketoisocaproate (4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate):Carbon…

Q: Cells can make the non-essential amino acids. To do so, they need a specific enzyme. Which of the…

A: Introduction :- Tissue growth and repair, immunological function, red blood cell creation, and…

Q: Can the fatty acid B be used to generate glucose in animals and is this possible for an unbranched…

A: Beta oxidation: The enzyme fatty acyl-CoA synthase (FACS) adds a CoA group to the fatty acid chain…

Q: Some amino acids are described as ketogenic while others are called glucogenic. What is different…

A: Amino acids are the main building blocks of the body. Glucogenic amino acids can be converted into…

Q: Rank the following fatty acids from lowest melting temperature to highest melting temperature. (A)…

A: Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a hydrocarbon chain ranging from 4 carbons to 36 carbons. The…

Q: Compare and contrast the pathways of fatty-acid breakdown and biosynthesis. What features do these…

A: Introduction Fatty acid metabolism is associated with the step-wise building up of biologically…

Q: What are the functions of oxidative pentose phosphate pathway?

A: The pentose phosphate pathway is a metabolic pathway in which ribulose-5-phosphate, NADPH, and some…

Q: In amino acid synthesis- C transfers: a-ketoglutarate, serine O tetrahydrofolate, glutamate…

A: Amino acids These are the basic building blocks of proteins. In proteins, amino acid residues are…