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Q: About Fatty acids melting point

Posted by biochemistryquestions on October 30, 2008

 

Which fatty acid has the lower melting temperature?

 

a)      18:1D9

b)      18:2D9,12

c)      18:0

d)      18:1D11

e)      18:3D9,12,15

 

 

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Q: About dietary lipids

Posted by biochemistryquestions on October 14, 2008

 

Lipid Question No. 12

 

Which of the following statements concerning dietary lipids is correct?

 

a)     Corn oil and soybean oil are examples of fats rich in saturated fatty acids

 

b)     Triacylglycerols obtained from plants generally contain less unsaturated fatty acids than those from animals

 

c)      Olive oil is rich in saturated fats

 

d)     Unsaturated fatty acids in our body are usually trans.

 

e)     Fish triacylglycerols are richer in unsaturated fatty acids than triacylglycerols from other animals.

 

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Q: About lipid functions

Posted by biochemistryquestions on September 28, 2008

Question about Lipids (L-06)

 

 

This kind of lipids is very important as thermal insulation, support of body organs and fuel storage:

 

a)     fatty acids

 

b)     triacyl glycerols

 

c)      phosphoglycerides

 

d)     sphingolipids

 

e)     terpens

 

f)       sterols

 

g)     eicosanoids

 

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