In a peptide bond the true electron density is intermediate. The barrier to C-N bond rotation/to keep the amide group planar requires of about

#Question id: 2155

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Cholesterol is

a. unrelated to any plant lipids.                     

b. not found in chloroplast membranes.

c. encoded by an intron-containing gene on chromosome 23.

d. relatively abundant in the plasma membrane and endocytic membranes.

e. synthesized in the ER.

#Question id: 2156

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Proteins known to be involved in Golgi apparatus independent transport of lipids include

a. StAR protein.                                 

b. Neimann-Pick C1 (NPC1) protein.

c. HMG CoA reductase.                    

d. acyl:cholesterol acyl transferase (ACAT).

e. cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase.  

#Question id: 2157

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of the following is not a metabolic derivative of cholesterol?

a. dolichol                  

b. vitamin D               

c. bile acids    

d. v-SNARE molecules                     

e. NSF

#Question id: 2158

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of the following factors increase(s) the rate of simple (passive) diffusion of a solute across a phospholipid bilayer?

#Question id: 2159

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

A channel protein

#Question id: 2160

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

An artificial membrane composed only of phospholipids has significant permeability to