Biology 1202B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Micelle, Liposome, Cholesterol

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Lipid molecules consist of fats (phospholipids & steroids) Fats neutral lipid that is semisolid at biological temperatures: 5. 2a phospholipids are the dominant lipids in membranes. They consist of a fatty acid tail, glycerol molecule, phosphate group, and r group. The head (phosphate & r group) are polar, and the tail (fatty acid) is non-polar. Amphipathic containing a region that is hydrophobic and a region that is hydrophilic. Regarding their fatty acids, the phospholipids vary in their degree of unsaturation. Unsaturated fatty acid with one or more double bonds linking the carbons. Once phospholipids are added to water, they assemble themselves into a liposome, micelle, or bilayer, which is dependent on the concentration of the phospholipid. Micelle a sphere composed of a single layer of lipid molecules. The hydrophobic effect is the tendency of molecules that are polar to exclude hydrophobic molecules: 5. 2b fatty acid composition and temperature affect membrane fluidity.

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