Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Some lipases are able to cleave the covalent bonds between the glycerol backbone and the attached fatty acid.What final products do you expect to accumulate through the action of the enzyme monoacylglycerol lipase?


A)phosphoglycerol and free fatty acid
B)sterol and glycerol
C)free phosphate and glycerol
D)glycerol and free fatty acid

Answer

D