Question

In animal tissues, triacylglycerols and glycerophospholipids share two precursors ___________

(a) Fatty acyl co-A and L-glycerol 3-phosphate

(b) L-glycerol 3-phosphate and L-glycerol 2-phosphate

(c) Diacylglycerol 3-phosphate and L-glycerol 3-phosphate

(d) L-glycerol 3-phosphate and diacylglycerol 2-phosphate

The question was posed to me in an interview for job.

The origin of the question is Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols topic in division Lipid Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides and Related Molecules of Biochemistry

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) Fatty acyl co-A and L-glycerol 3-phosphate

For explanation I would say: In animal tissues, triacylglycerols and glycerophospholipids share two precursors fatty acyl co-A and L-glycerol 3-phosphate.