Biochemistry

The bonds that join fatty acids and glycerol to form triglycerides are called:

• Peptide Bonds
• Ester Bonds
• Glycosidic Bonds

• Phosphodiester Bonds

In a biology class, Michael is curious about the primary location of galactolipids in plants. He asks his classmates, "Where do you think these important lipids are mainly found?"

• Plasma membrane

• Thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts

• Cytoplasmic membrane

• Outer cell wall

What type of bond enhances the stability of archaebacterial lipids?

• Ester bonds

• Hydrogen bonds

• Ether bonds

• Ionic bonds

How do archaebacterial lipids differ structurally from eubacterial lipids?

• Lack of polar head groups

• Branched hydrocarbons linked via ester bonds

• R configuration of glycerol

• Presence of phospholipids

Which of the following is the parent compound of sphingolipids?

• Sphingomyelin

• Glycosphingolipids

• ceramide

• neutral glycolipids

What is the following molecule?

• triglyceride

• phospholipid

• steroid

• protein

Which of the following resemble phosphatidylcholines in their properties,3-D structure and no net charge on their head groups?

• Neutral glycolipids

• Myelin

• Sphingolipids 

• Sphingomyelin