FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY-ACCESS
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Chapter 9, Problem 13E
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To explain: The reason why triacylglycerols cannot be a significant component of lipid bilayers.
Concept introduction: Triacylglycerol is also known as triacylglyceride or triglyceride. It is an ester that is derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. In the humans and in other animals, it is an important constituent of body fat. It is a major component of the human skin oils.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY-ACCESS
Ch. 9 - Prob. 1ECh. 9 - 2. Which triacylglycerol yields more energy on...Ch. 9 - 3. Draw the structure of a glycerophospholipid...Ch. 9 - 4. Name this lipid.
Ch. 9 - Prob. 5ECh. 9 - 6. What products are obtained when...Ch. 9 - 7. Which of the glycerophospholipid head groups...Ch. 9 - Prob. 8ECh. 9 - 9. Identify the hormone molecule shown here. What...Ch. 9 - 10. Draw the structure of the fatty acid amide...
Ch. 9 - Prob. 11ECh. 9 - Prob. 12ECh. 9 - Prob. 13ECh. 9 - Prob. 14ECh. 9 - Prob. 15ECh. 9 - Prob. 16ECh. 9 - 17. (a) How many turns of an ? helix are required...Ch. 9 - 18. The distance between successive C? atoms in a...Ch. 9 - 19. Are the following lipid samples likely to...Ch. 9 - 20. In order to consume and dispose of dying...Ch. 9 - 21. Sphingosine-1-phosphate can serve as a cell...Ch. 9 - 22. Lipids known as sulfatides occur in cells of...Ch. 9 - 23. In some autoimmune diseases, an individual...Ch. 9 - 24. Most hormones, such as peptide hormones, exert...Ch. 9 - 25. E. coli outer membranes include a component...Ch. 9 - 26. Archaebacteria and Eubacteria produce...Ch. 9 - 27. Shigella bacteria cause severe diarrhea by...Ch. 9 - 28. The inner membranes of mitochondria are rich...Ch. 9 - 29. Describe the labeling pattern of glycophorin....Ch. 9 - 30. Identify a 20-residue segment that could form...Ch. 9 - 31. Macropinocytosis is a variation of endocytosis...Ch. 9 - 32. Explain why the action of phospholipase A2 on...Ch. 9 - 33. Predict the effect of a mutation in signal...Ch. 9 - 34. Explain why a drug that interferes with the...Ch. 9 - 35. The symmetries of oligomeric integral proteins...Ch. 9 - Prob. 36CQCh. 9 - MORE TO EXPLORE Some of the more unusual membrane...
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