Phospholipids

Glycerophospholipids include:

• Cerebrosides

• Lecithins

• Sphingosine

• Ceramide

Sphingomyelin on hydrolysis yields:

• Fatty acids

• Choline

• Glycerol

• Sphingosine

Which of the following is not a naturally occurring phospholipid?

• Phosphatidylserine

• Phosphatidylcholine

• Phosphatidylethanolamine

• Phosphatidylglycine

Phospholipids are important cell membrane components because:

• They have glycerol

• The combine covalently with proteins

• They have surfactant properties

• They form bilayers in water

Respiratory distress syndrome is a disease of the lungs in premature infants due to low lecithin to --------- ratio

(a)  

The nitrogenous base present in lecithin is:

• Choline

• Ethanolamine

• Inositol

• Serine

The phospholipid which inhibits the adherence of inner surface of lungs

(a)  

Which of the following acts as a second messenger for programmed cell death (apoptosis)

• Ceramide

• Cardiolipin

• Cephalin

• Lecithin

which of the following phospholipid causes blood platelet aggregation

• plasmalogen

• cardiolipin

• cerebroside

• cephalins

The only phospholipid possessing antigenic properties is ?

• cardiolipin

• plasmalogens

• cephalins

• sphingomyelins