explain the amphipathic compounds in an aqueous solution. please draw the amphipathic behavior of fatty acids in water.

Q: Explain briefly why the ionizable properties of amino acids are so crucial in the structure and…

A: Introduction Amino acids are a kind of nutrient. Proteins are polymers of nitrogenous chemicals…

Q: In a solution with pH ~7 most of the amino acids are form zwitterions. Name the amino acids which…

A: Amino acids: a. Amino acids are the building block of proteins that contain a carboxylic acid group…

Q: Aside from cholesterol, what other chemical components of the cell membrane contributes to its…

A: Membrane chemistry can be rain on the basis of fluid mosaic model. According to this model a…

Q: Please describe the non-covalent interactions that exist in protein solution (proteins were…

A: Non covalent interaction:-  It is a type of chemical bond, between macromolecules. It does not…

Q: Membranes that contain a significant proportion of cis unsaturated fatty acids are more fluid than…

A: Membrane fluidity refers to the viscosity of the lipid bilayer of a cell membrane or a synthetic…

Q: Write two examples of Glycosaminoglycan.

A: Glycosaminoglycan is tandem repeats of Amino sugar and uronic acids.

Q: Amphipathic molecules mean that they have both :polar and nonpolar parts, for example

A: An amphipathic molecule could be a molecule that has polar and non-polar elements.

Q: Draw the structure of a saturated fatty acid group in phosphatidylcholine

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Q: Lipid bilayers are amphipathic. What does this mean?

A: Hydrophilicity is the character of the molecules in which molecules love water that is they dissolve…

Q: ipathic lipid is the hydrophobic part

A: Answer Amphipathic means it has both hydrophobic (fat loving) as well as hydrophilic (water loving)…

Q: How would the substituted amino acid (Cysteine) interact differently with the neighboring amino acid…

A: Cysteine is one of the few amino acids that contains sulfur. This allows cysteine to bond in a…

Q: Explain the negatively charged glycosaminoglycan polysaccharide chains establish a hydrated gel-like…

A: The polysaccharide chains made up of disaccharide monomer units are known as glycosaminoglycans.…

Q: Explain the Binding of a fatty acid to the hydrophobic pocket of a fatty acid-binding protein…

A: Fatty acids are made of carboxylic acid which contains the chains of hydrocarbon attached to the…

Q: List three features of this fatty acid structure that are not commonly found in human fatty acids.…

A: fatty acids are long chain of carbon atoms which are produces when lipids and carboxylic acid come…

Q: Which of the following is not amphipathic?     ceramide     glycerol     phosphatidylcholine…

A: Amphipathic molecules are chemical compounds with both polar and nonpolar regions, making them both…

Q: Sketch an illustrated model of a fatty acid micelle and label the polar and non polar parts

A: Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a hydrocarbon chain ranging from 4 carbon to 36 carbons. they…

Q: Peripheral membrane proteins are not amphipathic and do not associate with the nonpolar regions of…

A: Peripheral proteins are a set of biologically active molecules formed from amino acids.

Q: Describe the three main classes of glycoproteins and explain their biochemical roles.

A: Introduction   Glycoproteins are proteins that contain carbohydrates attached to amino acid…

Q: ats are hydrophobic while phospholipids are amphipathic. Define ydrophobic and amphipathic, and…

A: Amphipathic : a substance or a chemical compound that possesses both hydrphobic and hydrophillic…

Q: From the list below, select the statements that are FALSE. (more than one) OThe hydropathy index…

A: The biochemical aspects of cells consist of many processes that are essential for life. So the study…

Q: Which of the following fatty acids, if incorporated into a typical eukaryotic membrane phospholipid,…

A: The cell membrane is the biological membrane that separates the interior of the cell from the…

Q: Cholesterol ( above below ) has a fused four – ring core and is part of body membranes. The      -OH…

A: Membrane fluidity corresponds to the viscosity of a cell membrane's lipid bilayer. Lipid packaging…

Q: Describe, The negatively charged glycosaminoglycan polysaccharide chains establish a hydrated…

A: Introduction:The polysaccharide chains made up of disaccharide monomer units are known as…

Q: In contrast to phospholipids, the transport of fatty acids across membranes is much more rapid (less…

A: Phospholipids are a class of lipids whose molecule has a hydrophilic "head" containing a phosphate…

Q: Please describe the hydrophobic effect and its contribution to membrane protein folding

A: The hydrophobic effect being the major driving force for the membrane protein folding

Q: In contrast to phospholipids, the transport of fatty acids across membranesis much more rapid (less…

A: The cell membrane is comprised of a phospholipid (Bilipid) layer, which acts as a selective membrane…

Q: Describe the manner of lipid degradation

A: Lipids are one of the types of macromolecules that is present in the body. They are essential for…

Q: Consider molecule #1. How does the term amphipathic relate to this molecule? It is a large nonpolar…

A: Compound lipids are fatty acid esters containing additional groups such as phosphate sulphate sugar…

Q: Discuss the degradation of sphingolipids

A: Sphingolipid is considered the fat-soluble lipid in the living cells that has the backbone of…

Q: Draw a palmitoyl ceramide with an ethanolamine head group

A: Ceramides Ceramides are composed of fatty acid and sphingosine forming a waxy molecule abundantly…

Q: early all bacteria contain peptidoglycan. Review the structure of peptidoglycan by selecting the…

A: It is an essential component of bacterial cell wall. Let us see all options below -

Q: Suggest a reason why trans fatty acids have melting points similar to analogous saturated fatty…

A: Fatty acids are considered as the long hydrocarbon chain of the carboxylic acid of lipids or fats.

Q: Explain how the hydrophobic effect serves as the primary driving force for folding of polypeptide…

A: Globular protein can be defined as the type of protein that has a spherical shape. It is a…

Q: Which of the following amino acids would most likely exhibit hydrophobic interaction with…

A: Amino acids containing non polar side chains are called hydrophobic amino acids.  These include…

Q: Explore the difference etween amylopectin and glycogen. Be sure to highlight what structural…

A: Introduction: Carbohydrates are biomolecule that comprises of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. It is…

Q: Proline betaine is a putative osmoprotectant in plants and bacteria, helping to prevent dehydration…

A: Proline betaine is defined as an amino acid betaine two hydrogen ions are attached with nitrogen are…

Q: Compare the structure of proteoglycans and glycoprotein. How are structural differences related to…

A: They are the carbohydrate unit vary in size and composition

Q: Match lipid structures in column A with its lipid type in column B

A: Lipids are the group of organic components having oily or greasy consistency. Lipids are a group of…

Q: Why do animals in cold climates have more unsaturated fatty acids? Explain in detail.

A: The fatty acids formed by the dehydrogenation of the saturated fatty acids in several organisms are…