Which of the Following May Act as Emulsifiers in the Intestinal

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following may act as emulsifiers in the intestinal lumen?

• A) lecithin and pancreatic lipase
• B) bile acids and lipoproteins
• C) pancreatic lipase and lipoproteins
• D) bile acids and lecithin

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Definitions:

β-D-Glucopyranose

A chemical structure of glucose in its cyclic form, where the glucose molecule forms a six-membered ring, with the hydroxyl group on the first carbon in the beta configuration.

α-D-Ribofuranose

A sugar derivative where the pentose sugar ribose is in its furanose form (a five-membered oxygen-containing ring) and has a specific orientation (alpha) of the hydroxyl group attached to the anomeric carbon.

Epimers

Stereoisomers that differ in configuration at only one stereogenic center among several.

D-Arabinose

A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of many polysaccharides and glycoproteins.