HUN 3224 - metabolism 1 unit 3 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
how long is a straight hydro carbon chain? - Correct answers✔4-24 carbon long
how long does a carbon chain have to be to be nutritionally significant? - Correct answers✔14 +
carbon long
do most chains have an even or odd amount of carbons? - Correct answers✔even
what type of fatty acid has one double bond? - Correct answers✔monounsaturated fatty acid
what type of fatty acids have multiple double bonds? - Correct answers✔polyunsaturated fatty
acids
what type of fatty acid has no double bonds? - Correct answers✔saturated fatty acids
is the cis or trans form predominant in polyunsaturated fatty acids? - Correct answers✔cis
what do you need to add to an unsaturated fatty acid to make it solid at room temperature? -
Correct answers✔hydrogens
how do you name a fatty acid? - Correct answers✔- count the number of carbons
- count the number of double bonds
- name accordingly to omega or alpha end
,how many carbons apart are double bonds? - Correct answers✔3
when naming a fatty acid on the alpha side how many double bonds do you name? - Correct
answers✔all of them
when naming a fatty acid on the omega side how many double bonds do you name? - Correct
answers✔only the first one
what group is the omega side? - Correct answers✔methyl group
what group is the alpha side? - Correct answers✔carboxyl group
what are the symbols for the omega side? - Correct answers✔w, n
what are the symbols for the alpha side? - Correct answers✔fish, triangle
what is the nomenclature for linoleic acid? - Correct answers✔18:2 w6 or 18:2 alpha 9,12
what is the nomenclature for alpha-linolenic acid? - Correct answers✔18:3 w6 or 18:3 alpha
9,12,15
at what point do we lack the enzyme to add a double bond? - Correct answers✔beyond the alpha
9
if there is a double bond after alpha 9 in our body, how did it get there? - Correct answers✔we
ate it
, what is an Eicosanoid modulated of? - Correct answers✔- blood pressure
- platelet aggregation
- immune system
- nervous system
- smooth muscle contraction
what are the families of Eicosanoids? - Correct answers✔- Prostacyclins
- Thromboxanes
- Leukotrienes
- prostaglandins
what are Eicosanoids synthesized from? - Correct answers✔- arachidonate acid
- Eicosatrienoic acid
- Eicosapentanoic acid
how do you add 2 carbons to a chain? - Correct answers✔elongase
how do you add a double bond to a chain? - Correct answers✔alpha ___ desaturase
when adding COX to eicosatrienoic acid, arachidonic acid, and eicosapentanoic acid what is
formed? - Correct answers✔prostaglandins and thromboxanes
what type of pathway is prostaglandins and thromboxanes? - Correct answers✔the inflammation
pathway
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
how long is a straight hydro carbon chain? - Correct answers✔4-24 carbon long
how long does a carbon chain have to be to be nutritionally significant? - Correct answers✔14 +
carbon long
do most chains have an even or odd amount of carbons? - Correct answers✔even
what type of fatty acid has one double bond? - Correct answers✔monounsaturated fatty acid
what type of fatty acids have multiple double bonds? - Correct answers✔polyunsaturated fatty
acids
what type of fatty acid has no double bonds? - Correct answers✔saturated fatty acids
is the cis or trans form predominant in polyunsaturated fatty acids? - Correct answers✔cis
what do you need to add to an unsaturated fatty acid to make it solid at room temperature? -
Correct answers✔hydrogens
how do you name a fatty acid? - Correct answers✔- count the number of carbons
- count the number of double bonds
- name accordingly to omega or alpha end
,how many carbons apart are double bonds? - Correct answers✔3
when naming a fatty acid on the alpha side how many double bonds do you name? - Correct
answers✔all of them
when naming a fatty acid on the omega side how many double bonds do you name? - Correct
answers✔only the first one
what group is the omega side? - Correct answers✔methyl group
what group is the alpha side? - Correct answers✔carboxyl group
what are the symbols for the omega side? - Correct answers✔w, n
what are the symbols for the alpha side? - Correct answers✔fish, triangle
what is the nomenclature for linoleic acid? - Correct answers✔18:2 w6 or 18:2 alpha 9,12
what is the nomenclature for alpha-linolenic acid? - Correct answers✔18:3 w6 or 18:3 alpha
9,12,15
at what point do we lack the enzyme to add a double bond? - Correct answers✔beyond the alpha
9
if there is a double bond after alpha 9 in our body, how did it get there? - Correct answers✔we
ate it
, what is an Eicosanoid modulated of? - Correct answers✔- blood pressure
- platelet aggregation
- immune system
- nervous system
- smooth muscle contraction
what are the families of Eicosanoids? - Correct answers✔- Prostacyclins
- Thromboxanes
- Leukotrienes
- prostaglandins
what are Eicosanoids synthesized from? - Correct answers✔- arachidonate acid
- Eicosatrienoic acid
- Eicosapentanoic acid
how do you add 2 carbons to a chain? - Correct answers✔elongase
how do you add a double bond to a chain? - Correct answers✔alpha ___ desaturase
when adding COX to eicosatrienoic acid, arachidonic acid, and eicosapentanoic acid what is
formed? - Correct answers✔prostaglandins and thromboxanes
what type of pathway is prostaglandins and thromboxanes? - Correct answers✔the inflammation
pathway
