NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Vegetable oils are examples of ____
A
proteins
B
carbohydrates
C
lipids
D
nucleic acids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vegetable oils are mainly triacylglycerols (92–98%), polar lipids (phospholipids and galactolipids), monoacylglycerols, diacylglycerols, and minor amounts of free fatty acids and polyisoprenoids.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of fruits. Like animal fats, vegetable fats are mixtures of triglycerides. Soybean oil, grape seed oil, and cocoa butter are examples of seed oils, or fats from seeds.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Vegetable oils, such as corn oil, belong to the B) lipid class of organic substances. This is because vegetable oils are primarily composed of triglycerides, which are lipids made up of three individual fatty acids covalently linked to a glycerol backbone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of lipids include fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins (such as A, D, E and K), hormones and most of the cell membrane that is not made up of protein.

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