Biochemistry 2280A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Retina, Choline, Phosphocholine

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Involved in cell movement: membranes are based on certain types of lipid molecules. Lipids: molecules that have little or no solubility in water but are soluble in organic solvents: also function as energy storage molecules, enzyme cofactors, signalling molecules and pigments. Lipid classes: fatty acids: hydrocarbon chains ending in a carboxylic acid group, usually contain an even number of c and range in 4 (cid:1007)6 c"s. I(cid:374) older (cid:374)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:272)lature, the ter(cid:373)i(cid:374)al c is (cid:272)alled the (omega) c -> C(cid:1005)8:(cid:1006)(cid:894) -6: ldl = low-density lipoprotein, carries cholesterol to tissues (bad, hdl = high-density lipoprotein scavenges cholesterol from tissues (good) Lipid bilayers are flexible: allows them to prevent their hydrophobic edges from making contact with water by spontaneously closing to form liposomes. Proteins make up ~50% of the mass of: functions of membrane proteins, transporters and channels: K+ has to give up some water (cid:271)uddies to go through the (cid:272)ha(cid:374)(cid:374)el.

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