BSCI 330 Lecture 4: BSCI330 - Lecture 4 - Plasma Membrane and Plant Cell Wall

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Bsci330 - lecture 4 plasma membrane and plant cell wall (ch. 10, 19) Anything exiting/entering the cell has to pass through the plasma membrane. Each leaflet is a layer of phospholipids. Polar head groups on the outside and non-polar tails on the inside. The most abundant lipids in plasma membranes are phospholipids. Phospholipids are amphiphilic (amphipathic: polar head group and 2 non-polar hydrocarbon tails, can interact with polar and non-polar molecules. Another important lipid component of membranes are sterols. Rings associate with phospholipid tails and stiffen them. Contain rigid ring structures that stiffen portions of the phospholipids help maintain the structural integrity of the membrane. In animal cell membranes, the major sterol is cholesterol: plant cells use a combination of phytosterols, and fungi use ergosterol. Because ergosterol is found in fungi, but not animal cells, it is a useful target for antifungal drugs.

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