Biochemistry
Acylglycerols & sphingolipids
Exam Yield
| Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 46% |
| Ease of Revision | 8.4 / 10 |
If you remember the biochemical abnormalities and the clinical features, you can score in this chapter.
Question Pattern
More focus is on errors of metabolism, than actual metabolism.
Remember to read the genetic inheritance and the clinical features.
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Phospholipid found only in the mitochondria
- Types of Phospholipids
- Tay-Sachs disease – Clinical findings
- Pulmonary Surfactant – overview
- Inheritance pattern of Sphingolipidoses
- Inability to degrade sphingomyelin is seen in
- Glycosphingolipid is made up of
Suggested Revision
- Types of Sphingolipids
- Glycosphingolipids – Overview
- Triacylglycerol Metabolism – Overview
- Sphingolipidoses – Salient features
- Phospholipids – Overview