Based on their structure, sketch and explain how phospholipids would organize themselves in water.
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Based on the structure, sketch and explain the way phospholipids would organize themselves in water.
Concept Introduction:
Lipid bilayer model consists of the organization of the lipids in the form of bilayers with a thickness of approximately
Answer to Problem 1AC
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Explanation of Solution
Phospholipids are present in the membrane along with the other membrane proteins like the integral proteins and the extrinsic proteins. They form a bilayer in the membrane which is selectively permeable to a variety of solutes and solvents in the membrane. The phosphate group is polar and the fatty acid group is non-polar. The polar head group faces the outside of the membrane and the non-polar group faces the inside of the membrane.
The phospholipids form a bilayer in the membrane with the polar head group containing phosphate and a non-polar group containing the fatty acids in the cell membrane.
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