BIOL 1107 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Fluid Mosaic Model, Unsaturated Hydrocarbon, Lipid Bilayer

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Plasma membrane surrounds cell edge of life. Plasma membrane: is the boundary that separates the living cell from its surroundings. Selective permeability: allows substances to cross more easily than others. Cellular membranes are fluid mosaics of lipids and proteins. Lipid and proteins staple ingredients of membranes. Amphipathic has both hydrophilic region and hydrophobic region. Fluid mosaic model: protein molecules bobbing in fluid bilayer of phospholipids. Not rigid, can move around most mostly of lipids and proteins. Membranes held together mainly by hydrophobic interactions (weak) Lipid can flip flop across membrane a phospholipid layer to the other. Unsaturated hydrocarbon tails prevent packing, enhancing membrane fluidity. Saturated hydrocarbon tails pack together, increase membrane thickness. Cholesterol reduces membrane fluidity at moderate temperatures by reducing phospholipid movement. Membranes must be fluid to work properly fluid is very important. Ability to change lipid composition of cell membranes for change in temp evolved in organisms with temps that vary.

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