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Questions Related to proteins and their structure
The other name of fats is
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Lipids
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Proteins
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Carbohydrates
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Nucleic acids
Proteins are the polymers of amino acids held together by peptide bonds and are also called as polypeptides. Carbohydrates (sugars) are polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketones or their derivatives. Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides held together by phosphodiester bonds. Fats are fatty acid derivatives and are one of the storage lipids. Thus, the correct answer is A.
Most essential fatty acid is ..........
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Linoleic acid
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Oleic acid
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Arachidonic acid
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None of the above
In which of the following solvents lipids are found to be insoluble?
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Ether
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Water
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Chloroform
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Benzene
Lipids are compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen where ratio of hydrogen and oxygen is less than that of water. Lipids are esters of fatty acids and alcohol which form emulsion with water but are soluble in organic solvents. Some of the common examples of lipids are butter, ghee, cholesterol, carotene etc.
Lipids are insoluble in water because they are
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Neutral
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Zwitter ions
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Hydrophobic
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Hydrophilic
Lipids are hydrophobic means water hating. They are water insoluble. Lipids are non-polar molecules while water is polar molecule, so there is no way for water to attach to a lipid molecule. Instead, the non-polar lipids will bind to themselves, which is why oils and fats form droplets on the surface of water.
Membrane phospholipids are
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Amphipathic
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Amphibolic
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Hydrophobic
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None of the above
Membrane phospholipids are amphipathic having a polar head made of phosphate residue and a non-polar lipid tail. The polar phosphate head is exposed on the surface while non-polar lipids are embedded within the interior of membrane.
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