Imagine a modified triacylglycerol synthesis pathway in which a premature stop codon in the phosphatidic acid phosphatase gene yields a nonfunctional enzyme. Which of the following would form as a product of this modified triacylglycerol synthesis pathway?
When dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) is used as the starting reactant for triacylglycerol synthesis instead of glycerol, which of the following concerning the overall balanced equation is true?
In bacteria and yeast, the phospholipid phosphatidylserine is synthesized via the de novo pathway using activated CDP-diacylglycerol as an intermediate. Which of the following statements comparing triacylglycerol synthesis and de novo phosphatidylserine synthesis is incorrect? Assume both pathways begin with glycerol.
Mammals do not use the de novo pathway for phosphatidylserine synthesis. Instead, phosphatidylethanolamine is formed using activated CDP-ethanolamine and is then converted to phosphatidylserine. Which of the following statements comparing phosphatidylserine synthesis via the de novo pathway versus conversion from phosphatidylethanolamine is correct? Assume both pathways begin with glycerol.
