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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
In which type of chromatography lipids are carried up a silica gel coated pate by a rising solvent front, less polar travels farther than the more polar ones? |
A. | Absorption chromatography |
B. | Thin layer chromatography |
C. | Gas-liquid chromatography |
D. | HPLC |
Answer» C. Gas-liquid chromatography | |
2. |
The dye used in TLC for detecting separated lipids by spraying the plate is __________ |
A. | Mordant |
B. | Alizarin |
C. | Rhodamine |
D. | Fuchsin |
Answer» D. Fuchsin | |
3. |
A mixture of fatty acyl methyl esters are separated based on __________ |
A. | Charge |
B. | Chain length and degree of saturation |
C. | Molecular weight |
D. | Ionic size |
Answer» C. Molecular weight | |
4. |
For the determination of fatty acid composition, transesterification is done in a warm aqueous solution of __________ |
A. | KCl+methanol |
B. | KOH+methanol |
C. | NaOH+methanol |
D. | H2O+methanol |
Answer» D. H2O+methanol | |
5. |
Phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylserine are easily separated by __________ |
A. | Absorption chromatography |
B. | TLC |
C. | HPLC |
D. | Gas-liquid chromatography |
Answer» C. HPLC | |
6. |
IN_WHICH_TYPE_OF_CHROMATOGRAPHY_LIPIDS_ARE_CARRIED_UP_A_SILICA_GEL_COATED_PATE_BY_A_RISING_SOLVENT_FRONT,_LESS_POLAR_TRAVELS_FARTHER_THAN_THE_MORE_POLAR_ONES??$ |
A. | Absorption chromatography |
B. | Thin layer chromatography |
C. | Gas-liquid chromatography |
D. | HPLC |
Answer» C. Gas-liquid chromatography | |
7. |
Which of the following is not a phospholipase? |
A. | A |
B. | C |
C. | D |
D. | K |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
The dye used in TLC for detecting separated lipids by spraying the plate i? |
A. | Mordant |
B. | Alizarin |
C. | Rhodamine |
D. | Fuchsin |
Answer» D. Fuchsin | |
9. |
Which technique is preferred in the separation of fatty acyl methyl esters from a mixture? |
A. | Gas-liquid chromatography |
B. | Absorption chromatography |
C. | TLC |
D. | Centrifugation |
Answer» B. Absorption chromatography | |
10. |
A mixture of fatty acyl methyl esters are separated based on |
A. | Charge |
B. | Chain length and degree of saturation |
C. | Molecular weight |
D. | Ionic size |
Answer» C. Molecular weight | |
11. |
For the determination of fatty acid composition, transesterification is done in a warm aqueous solution of |
A. | KCl+methanol |
B. | KOH+methanol |
C. | NaOH+methanol |
D. | H2O+methanol |
Answer» D. H2O+methanol | |
12. |
Phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylserine are easily separated by |
A. | Absorption chromatography |
B. | TLC |
C. | HPLC |
D. | Gas-liquid chromatography |
Answer» C. HPLC | |
13. |
In which type of chromatography, solvents of increasing polarity are passed through a column of silica gel? |
A. | High performance liquid chromatography |
B. | Thin layer chromatography |
C. | Adsorption chromatography |
D. | Gas-liquid chromatography |
Answer» D. Gas-liquid chromatography | |
14. |
Which would move faster in thin layer chromatography? |
A. | Beeswax |
B. | Phosphatidylinositol |
C. | Cholesterol |
D. | Steroid |
Answer» B. Phosphatidylinositol | |
15. |
Which of the following is false about lipids? |
A. | They are either strongly hydrophobic or amphipathic |
B. | They are more soluble in water |
C. | Extraction of lipids from tissues require organic solvents |
D. | They are insoluble in water |
Answer» C. Extraction of lipids from tissues require organic solvents | |