BIOLOGY 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Membrane Fluidity, Membrane Lipids, Alpha Helix

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Saturated (max amount of hydrogens to a carbon) or unsaturated (less than maximum) Membrane lipids are amphipathic (hydrophilic and hydrophobic end) Cholesterol: membrane steroid that plays important role in membrane fluidity, :cool temp: maintains fluidity by preventing tight packing. Unsaturated fatty acid: fluid, fish (live in cold conditions) Larger u(cid:374)(cid:272)harged polar (cid:373)ole(cid:272)ules: e(cid:448)e(cid:374) harder, (cid:271)asi(cid:272)ally (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t get through. 3 principles of permeability: directly proportional to lipid solubility. Small molecules move through more easily than large molecules: prevented by electrical charge. Solute movements: concentration gradient, active transport, passive transport (protein is used, no energy required) Water moves from high concentration to low concentration. Mo(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of protei(cid:374)s: pu(cid:373)ps (cid:894)o(cid:374)ly pu(cid:373)p (cid:449)hat it"s supposed to(cid:895), (cid:272)arriers (cid:894)(cid:374)eed to (cid:271)i(cid:374)d to (cid:272)argo a(cid:374)d transport across membrane, faster than a pump), channels (fast rate, passive transport because its moving down gradient) Limit to the speed of transport across the membrane. Example: tuberculosis infected pump, pumps out the antibiotic.

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