Some lipases are able to cleave the covalent bonds between the glycerol backbone and the attached fatty acid. What final products do you expect to accumulate through the action of the enzyme monoacylglycerol lipase?
(a) phosphoglycerol and free fatty acid
(b) sterol and glycerol
(c) free phosphate and glycerol
(d) glycerol and free fatty acid
(d)
You might also like to view...
Species of dinoflagellates are responsible for much of the phosphorescence seen in ocean waters at night.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following represents a reactant or input for the light reaction of photosynthesis?
A. oxygen B. carbon dioxide C. ATP D. NADPH E. H2O
When Conover and Munch harvested small fish, large fish, or random sizes of fish, what hypothesis were they testing?
A. that harvesting fish randomly would decrease the size of fish in future generations B. that harvesting fish randomly would increase the size of fish in future generations C. that harvesting larger fish would decrease the size of fish in future generations D. that slot limits would decrease the size of fish in future generations E. that harvesting larger fish would increase the size of fish in future generations
Which of the following would not result from a cholera infection?
A) organ failure and death B) pseudomembranous colitis C) mild to profuse diarrhea D) leg cramps E) hypovolemic shock