BIOL130 Chapter Notes -Cell Membrane, Organelle, Glycerol

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Biological membranes: all cells have a plasma membrane which encloses the contents of the entire cell, eukaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles as well (creates compartmentalization, examples include: Cholesterol can make up to 50% of the plasma membrane in some animal cells: the tails are more tightly packed together, decreases in temperature occur. Temperature effect on membrane fluidity: transition temperature refers to the temperature at which a given membrane solidifies or. Gels : at or above room temperature, phospholipid membranes are fluid and freely moving, as the temperature drops, fluidity and permeability decrease as well, at very low temperatures, the phospholipids gel because the hydrophobic tails pack together very tightly. It is very important that a fluid state is maintained in a membrane otherwise normal cell function would be impeded: membranes have a variety of strategies for maintaining fluidity by specifically changing their compositions, altering phospholipids may include:

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