BIOS 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sphingolipid, Choline, Ion Channel

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Cell theory: all living organisms are composed of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure, function, and organization in all organisms, all cells come from pre-existing, living cells. Cell membranes are composed of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates: the cell re-visited a. i. The plasma membrane: separates the inside from the outside of the cell: two major components inside the cell b. i. Cytoplasm: everything inside the cell but outside the nucleus: there are various structures in the cytoplasm that carry out defined functions called organelles. Structure of cell membranes: cell membranes are composed of two layers of lipids. a. i. The major types of lipid found in cell membranes are phospholipids. a. i. 1. Have hydrophilic polar head and hydrophobic nonpolar tail a. i. 2. a. i. 3. In an aqueous environment, bilayers form closed structures with an inner space as free edges would expose the hydrophobic chains to.

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