At the neuromuscular junction, the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) is degraded by acetylcholinesterase. If a neurophysiologist applies the naturally occurring acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, onchidal (produced by the mollusc Onchidella binneyi), to a synapse, what would you expect to happen?

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The anaerobic conversion of 1 mol of glucose to 2 mol of lactate by fermentation is accompanied by a net gain of:

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Which of the following is polyunsaturated fatty acid?

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Glycerophospholipids (or phosphoglycerides) are the major lipid components of biological membranes. They consist of glycerol-3-phosphate whose :

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Which of the following is the major lipid of lung surfactant, that is essential for normal pulmonary function?

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Which of the following statement is incorrect about plasmalogen?

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When sphingolipid degradation is impaired by a defect in an enzymes, leads to partial breakdown products accumulate in the brain, spleen, and liver causing serious disease, known as Niemann-Pick disease. Such condition occurs due to a specific defect in