M.Sc. Bio-Chemistry (PU-CET P.G) 2018 Panjab University Entrance Exam With Answers

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The sphingolipids at cell surfaces are sites for biological recognition, one of the known biological function is determining human blood groups (O,A,B), which of the following molecules attached to shingolipids play this role;

A: Sphingosine moieties in ceramide
B: Fatty acids in ceramide
C: Oligosaccharide head groups attached to ceramide
D: Protein moiety attached to oligosaccharide groups

The answer is: C