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11. HMG CoA reductase is inhibited by_____________?
A. Clofibrate
B. Gemfibrosil
C. Lovastatin
D. cholestyramine
12. HMG-CoA is formed during metabolism of all except______________?
A. Cholesterol
B. Leucine
C. Ketone bodies
D. Bile acids
13. The precursor of cholesterol synthesis is________________?
A. Acetic acid
B. Acetyl CoA
C. Oxalo acetic acid
D. Pyruvate
14. All are derived of cholesterol except________________?
A. Chenodeoxy cholic acid
B. Glycocholic acid
C. Testosterone
D. Cholecystokinin
15. Which of the following organs cannot use ketone bodies_______________?
A. Brain
B. Liver
C. Kidney
D. Spleen
16. Which of the following is not a ketone body______________?
A. Acetone
B. Acetic acid
C. Acetocetate
D. Beta hydroxybutyric acid
17. Ketone body formation takes place in_______________?
A. Liver
B. Kidney
C. Spleen
D. Blood
18. NADPH is required for________________?
A. Gluconeogenesis
B. Glycolysis
C. Fatty acid synthesis
D. Glycogenolysis
19. Limiting factory for fatty acid synthesis_________________?
A. Aceto acetate synthetase
B. Acyl transferase
C. Acetyl CoA carboxylase
D. Biotin
20. In Niemann-Pick’s disease the following substrance accumulate in CNS in excess______________?
A. Glycerophosphatides
B. Phosphoinositides
C. Phosphosphingosides
D. Glycerosphingosides