Sphingosine Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is within the category of nitrogen-containing compounds discussed in class? correct answer: Purines Polar lipids: correct answer: Contain a hydrophilic head group linked to a diacylated glycerol or sphingosine backbone. Which of the following are possible functions of proteins in the body? 1. Enzymes 2. Repository of genetic info. 3. Transport 4. Structure 5. Hormone correct answer: Only 1,3,4,5 The proteinogenic amino acids: correct answer: Are only L ...

FPGEE Exam Questions with Correct Answers W/O emulation is good for produce? - Answer-Lotions,liniments O/W emulations is good for produce? - Answer-Oral emulations for taste Micro emulations is good for produce? - Answer-Solubilization, 10-200 nm Nanoparticle emulsions is good for produce? - Answer-Globulin and toxoid, IGG and tetanus toxoid W/O/W emulations is good for produce? - Answer-Prolong duration of action drug, localize drug in the body, cosmetic Preservatives - Answer-Cetyl...

Karp Cellular and Molecular Biology Chpt 4 Exam Questions Correct Answers Plasma membrane - ANSWER- A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells lipid bilayer - ANSWER- Flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings. Explains 2:1 ratio of lipid to cell surface area fluid mosaic model - ANSWER- core lipid bilayer lives in a fluid state, capable of movement, with membrane proteins th...

The starting materials necessary to synthesize sphingosine are: correct answers palmitoyl CoA and serine Which of the following is(are) major component(s) of low-density lipoproteins? correct answers A) phospholipid B) apoprotein B-100 C) cholesteryl ester D) All of the above <<<<<<< E) None of the above In a ganglioside, what links the oligosaccharide to the hydroxyl of the ceramide? correct answers Glucose The LDL receptors on the plasma membrane are localized...

Micelles - Answer-single layer of phospholipids, important in fat digestion/absorption Liposomes - Answer-large spheres with bilayer phospholipids walls and hollow center Phospholipid bilayer - Answer-sheets of bilayer phospholipid walls found in membranes sphingolipids - Answer-longer, head is sphingosine cholestrol - Answer-hydrophobic, insert between phospholipids integral proteins - Answer-tightly bound, hydrophobic, hard to remove lipid-anchored proteins - Answer-bound to lipid tails;...

Micelles - Answer-single layer of phospholipids, important in fat digestion/absorption Liposomes - Answer-large spheres with bilayer phospholipids walls and hollow center Phospholipid bilayer - Answer-sheets of bilayer phospholipid walls found in membranes sphingolipids - Answer-longer, head is sphingosine cholestrol - Answer-hydrophobic, insert between phospholipids integral proteins - Answer-tightly bound, hydrophobic, hard to remove lipid-anchored proteins - Answer-bound to lipid tails;...

Micelles - Answer-single layer of phospholipids, important in fat digestion/absorption Liposomes - Answer-large spheres with bilayer phospholipids walls and hollow center Phospholipid bilayer - Answer-sheets of bilayer phospholipid walls found in membranes sphingolipids - Answer-longer, head is sphingosine cholestrol - Answer-hydrophobic, insert between phospholipids integral proteins - Answer-tightly bound, hydrophobic, hard to remove lipid-anchored proteins - Answer-bound to lipid tails;...

COPY OF MOLECULES TO CELLS - Unit 2 TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Which of the following statement is correct about membrane cholesterol? (A) The hydroxyl group is located near the centre of the lipid layer (B) Most of the cholesterol is in the form of a cholesterol ester (C) The steroid nucleus form forms a rigid, planar structure (D) The hydrocarbon chain of cholesterol projects into the extracellular fluid 2. Which of the following phospholipids is localized to a greater exten...

Medical Biochemistry Exam 1 questions and answers well illustrated. Describe the physical and chemical properties of water - correct answers.Abnormally high boiling point (100 degrees Celsius) Abnormally high freezing point (0 degrees Celsius) Abnormally high melting point Solid is less dense than liquid (ice floats in liquid water) Heat capacity H bonding Dipolar character Dissociation into charged particles Describe the effects of hydrogen bonding in physiologi...

Biochemistry NBME Exam 2024 Well Revised and Verified Answers Updated Proteoglycans Act as molecular sieves in ECM, CT, and cartilage GAGs are the long polysacc chains attached to core protein GAG is heavily hydrated and cushions (has "-" charge) Degraded via lysosomal pathway (defect = MPS) Glycolipids A.K.A. sphingolipids Made with ceramide lipid base Serine + palmitoyl-CoA => sphingosine (+FFA) => ceramide Carb part sticks out into ECM (same w/ glycoproteins) Side chain p...