Quick Biochemistry - Enzymes (Section 5)

  • 1
    In which cellular compartment does the lengthening of fatty acid chains primarily take place in the mammalian liver?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Microsomes
  • 2
    Which enzyme is crucial for facilitating the movement of acetyl-CoA, the primary building block of fatty acids, from the mitochondria to the cytosol?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    Citrate lyase
  • 3
    The process of fatty acid synthesis is often described as a reductive process. Which of the following molecules provides the necessary reducing power for this process?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    NADPH
  • 4
    Which complex functions as a multifunctional enzyme in higher organisms, playing a key role in fatty acid synthesis?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Fatty acid synthase
  • 5
    The fatty acid synthase complex carries out how many distinct enzymatic steps?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    6 sequential enzymatic steps
  • 6
    What is the major pathway that generates the reducing equivalents (NADPH) required for the synthesis of fatty acids?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Pentose phosphate pathway
  • 7
    ACP (acyl carrier protein), a component of fatty acid synthase in both bacteria and mammals, contains which vitamin?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Pantothenic acid
  • 8
    Which enzyme catalyzes the reaction that converts acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
  • 9
    In the pathway of fatty acid synthesis, what is the step that most significantly controls the rate of the overall process?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Acetyl-CoA carboxylase step
  • 10
    To create an acylCoA derivative with two additional carbon atoms from fatty acyl-CoA, which molecule serves as the source of acetyl units?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Malonyl-CoA
  • 11
    What cofactor is necessary for the transformation of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA during fatty acid synthesis outside of mitochondria?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Biotin
  • 12
    Where does the glycerol used for fatty acid esterification primarily originate in fat cells?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Primarily from glucose
  • 13
    What is the initial intermediate formed in the process of synthesizing triglycerides from glycerol 3-phosphate and acyl-CoA?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Phosphatidic acid
  • 14
    In which of the following tissues is the activity of the enzyme glycerol kinase notably low?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Adipose tissue
  • 15
    What is the shared precursor in the creation of both triacylglycerol and phospholipids?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    1, 2-Diacylglycerol phosphate
  • 16
    Which enzyme systems are involved in the synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Acyl transferase and hydratase
  • 17
    Which factor promotes the desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acids?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Insulin
  • 18
    A higher rate of fat production (lipogenesis) is linked to what dietary or hormonal state?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    High proportion of carbohydrate in diet
  • 19
    Which of the following exemplifies enzyme specificity?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    All of these
  • 20
    Phospholipase C cleaves the ester bond, releasing 1, 2-diacylglycerol and a phosphoryl base at which position?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    3
  • 21
    What enzyme facilitates the creation of phosphatidylinositol by attaching inositol to CDP diacylglycerol?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    CDP-diacylglycerol inositol transferase
  • 22
    Which cofactor is necessary for the creation of sphingosine?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    NADPH+
  • 23
    What two molecules combine to create ceramide?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Acyl-CoA
  • 24
    Where does the synthesis of the amino alcohol sphingosine primarily occur?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Endoplasmic reticulum
  • 25
    Which hormone decreases the release of free fatty acids from fat tissue?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Insulin
  • 26
    What is the main way insulin affects fat tissue, specifically regarding enzyme activity?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Hormone sensitive lipoprotein lipase
  • 27
    In the process of non-shivering thermogenesis, what is the primary mechanism?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Fatty acids uncouple oxidative phosphorylation
  • 28
    What best characterizes brown adipose tissue?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Characterised by high content of mitochondria
  • 29
    What substance accumulates in the liver, leading to fatty liver disease?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Triacylglycerol
  • 30
    What is an example of a lipotropic factor?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Choline
  • 31
    Which of the following substances is linked to the development of fatty liver?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    CCl4
  • 32
    Where are all the enzymes necessary for cholesterol production primarily located?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Endoplasmic reticulum and cytosol
  • 33
    What is the primary source of all the carbon atoms in cholesterol?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Acetyl-CoA
  • 34
    What enzyme facilitates the condensation of two acetyl-CoA molecules into acetoacetyl-CoA?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Thiolase
  • 35
    What molecule is formed when acetoacetyl-CoA combines with another acetyl-CoA molecule?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    3-Hydroxy 3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA
  • 36
    What enzyme catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate through reduction?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    HMG-CoA reductase
  • 37
    What cofactor is essential for the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase during the reduction process?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    NADPH
  • 38
    Which step in cholesterol biosynthesis is key for controlling the rate and site of metabolic regulation?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    HMG CoA → mevalonate
  • 39
    What sterol is directly produced by the cyclization of squalene in mammals?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Lanosterol
  • 40
    Which enzyme is the rate-limiting factor in the biosynthesis of cholesterol?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    HMG-CoA reductase
  • 41
    Which enzyme's activity is suppressed by cholesterol through a regulatory loop?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    HMG-CoA reductase
  • 42
    Which of the following is known to suppress the function of HMG-CoA reductase?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    A fungal-derived compound related to mevastatin
  • 43
    What is the primary mechanism by which clofibrate, a lipid-lowering medication, achieves its effect?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Lowering the release of VLDL particles, which transport triacylglycerol and cholesterol, by the liver
  • 44
    In the production of cholesterol, which enzyme's function is disrupted by triparanol?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Δ24 Reductase
  • 45
    Which hormone's presence is associated with increased activity of HMG-CoA reductase?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Insulin
  • 46
    Which of the following sterols is the primary one found in fecal matter?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Coprostanol
  • 47
    The most crucial, or rate-limiting, process in the creation of bile acids involves which of the following?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    7-Hydroxylase reaction
  • 48
    Which of the following conditions is often associated with elevated cholesterol levels?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Xanthomatosis
  • 49
    In which of these conditions is a decrease in cholesterol levels typically observed?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Thyrotoxicosis
  • 50
    What is the main source of cholesterol outside of cells that is available for human tissues?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    Low density lipoprotein