Which of the following organic compounds is the main constituent of Lecithin?
1. | Arachidonic acid | 2. | Phospholipid |
3. | Cholesterol | 4. | Phosphoprotein |
Following are the statements with reference to 'lipids'.
(a) | Lipids having only single bonds are called unsaturated fatty acids. |
(b) | Lecithin is a phospholipid. |
(c) | Trihydroxy propane is glycerol. |
(d) | Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon. |
(e) | Arachidonic acid has 16 carbon atoms. |
Choose the correct statements from the options given below.
Match List-I with List-II.
List-I | List-II | ||
(a) | Protein | I. | C-C double bonds |
(b) | Unsaturated fatty acid | II. | Phosphodiester bonds |
(c) | Nucleic acid | III. | Glycosidic bonds |
(d) | Polysaccharides | IV. | Peptide bonds |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
1. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
2. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
3. | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
4. | (i) | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) |
Which one of the following structural formulae of two organic compounds are correctly identified along with its related function?
A phosphoglyceride is always made up of
1. | only an unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached. |
2. | a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached. |
3. | a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid esterified to a phosphate group which is also attached to a glycerol molecule. |
4. | only a saturated fatty acid esterified to a glycerol molecule to which a phosphate group is also attached. |