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Fatty Acid structure |
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Fatty Acid chains in membrane |
Short chain length and unsaturation enhance the fluidity of fatty acids and their derivatives by lowering melting point. |
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3 main types of membrane lipids |
- Phospholipids - Glycolipids - Cholesterol |
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What do Glycolipids and Phospholipids do? |
Glycolipids and Phospholipids readily form bimolecular sheets in aqueous membrane. The driving force is ther hydrophobic interactions among fatty acid tails of membrane lipids. |
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What is faster, lateral or transverse diffusion? |
Lateral diffusion is faster than transverse diffusion. |