Question

110. Tay Sachs disease is the result of a genetic defect in the metabolism of:

A. Sterols

B. Triacylglycerols

C. Vitamin D

D. Gangliosides

E. Phosphatidyl ethanolamine

111. The carbon atoms from a fatty acid with an odd number of carbons with enter the citric acid cycle as acetylCoA and:

A. Butyrate

B. Citrate

C. Malate

D. Succinyl-CoA

112. Which is the correct order of function of the following enzymes in one cycle of B oxidation?

1. B-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase

2. Thiolase

3. Enoyl-CoA hydratase

4. Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

A. 1,2,3,4

B. 3,1,4,2

C. 4,3,1,2

D. 1,4,3,2

E. 4,2,3,1

113. An essential cofactor in the synthesis of fatty acids is:

A. Vitamin B12

B. Biotin

C. NADH

D. Thiamine

E. FADH2

Answer 1

110. Tay Sachs disease is the result of a genetic defect in the metabolism of D. Gangliosides.

111. The carbon atoms from a fatty acid with an odd number of carbons with enter the citric acid cycle as acetylCoA D. Succinyl CoA.

112. The correct order of function of the following enzymes in one cycle of B oxidation is C. 4,3,1,2

113. An essential cofactor in the synthesis of fatty acids is C. NADH.