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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Answer to Biochem 323 Plant Biochemistry July 26 - 27, 2007

1. Which of the following is not a lipid ?

(a) Jasmonic acid (b) lecithin (c) 18:1 : G-3-P acyltrasferase (d) All correct

2. What is the principal hurdle in understanding the regulation of glycerolipid biosynthesis ?

(a) Reactions involved are complex (b) synthesis takes place at various sites (c) solubilization of membrane-bound enzymes (d) the substrates are water insoluble.

3. In the TWO – PATHWAY model desaturation of 18:1 does not take place on ________

(a) PC (b) DAG (c) MGD (d) PG

4. _________ links prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathways according to the TWO – PATHWAY model.

(a) PG (b) PC (c) DAG (d) MGD

5. _______ is not exported to extrachloroplastidial sites . (a) 16:0 (b) 18:0 (c) 18:1 (d) a +c

6. 16:1 is synthesized by _________ pathway. (a) prokaryotic (b) eukaryotic (c) a + b (d) novel
7. In a pea plant carbon skeleton of MGD is mainly derived from _________.

(a) PA (b) PG (c) PC (d) DAG

8. In a spinach plant carbon skeleton of MGD is mainly derived from _________.

(a) PA (b) PG (c) PC (d) DAG

9. Upon shifting a plant from light to darkness the level of acetyl ACP is

(a) decreased (b) increased (c) unaffected (d) None

10. _________ pathway is also called ACP track.
(a) eukaryotic (b) prokaryotic (c) a+b (d) all wrong

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