phospholipid

Phospholipids and glycolipids

Play crucial structural roles
Constructed of fatty acid chains attached to glycerol backbone (like fats)
Unline in fats, the third carbon of the glycerol molecule is occupied by a phosphate group.


    O-
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R-O-P-O-3CH2   O
    ||    |    ||
    O   H-2C-O-C-CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2=CH...
          |
        H-1C-O-C-CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2...
               ||
               O

The Phosphate group is the head, the strings to the right are the tail. CH2 is actually CH₂ and 3CH2 is ³CH₂. Furthermore, 2C is actually ²C and 1C is ¹C. || is a double bond and | is a single.

Glycolipids have a short carbohydrate chain (1-15 monomers) for a head, but act like phospholipids.

phosphorus-32	Your skin is liquid	fluid mosaic model	Phospholipid bilayer
cytoplasmic membrane	semi-permeable membrane	endoplasmic reticulum	plasma membrane
liposome	chemical composition of sperm	cell membrane	hydrophilic
fatty acid	lipid	eBay	kbd
Demonyms of Australia	lipid bilayer	Aquaporin	Water Maze
functional group	micelle

Phospholipids and glycolipids

The Phosphate group is the head, the strings to the right are the tail. CH2 is actually CH2 and 3CH2 is 3CH2. Furthermore, 2C is actually 2C and 1C is 1C. || is a double bond and | is a single.

The Phosphate group is the head, the strings to the right are the tail. CH2 is actually CH₂ and 3CH2 is ³CH₂. Furthermore, 2C is actually ²C and 1C is ¹C. || is a double bond and | is a single.