Describe the structures of membrane phospholipids and how they combine with cholesterol, carbohydrates, and various proteins to form cell membranes. How does diffusion of solute though the membrane affect osmosis? Why? What happens when you place an animal cell in a hypoto...
How does the polarity of the phospholipids contribute to their function in cell membranes? Give two advantages of synthetic fiber over natural fiber. What are the advantages of using plywood over wood in its natural form? What are ketones and what are their common uses? Give some examples. ...
What does fat soluble mean? What is crude oil? What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? What are grasses? What type of fat is stored outside adipocytes? What are macronutrients? What is subcutaneous fat? Adipose means pertaining to what? What do phospholipids and cholesterol ...
GPI anchoring of protein in yeast and mammalian cells, or: how we learned to stop worrying and love glycophospholipids J. Lipid Res., 48 (2007), pp. 993-1011 View in ScopusGoogle Scholar [13] R. Sentandreu, D.H. Northcote The structure of a glycopeptide isolated from the yeast cell ...
What major fatty acid substrate does it require? What structural features must be present in a monomer that can form both an addition polymer and a condensation polymer? What structural difference accounts for the fact that phospholipids form lipid bilayers rather than the m...