Interpretation: The simple representation of a lipid bilayer is to be drawn.
Concept introduction: The fundamental constituents of the plasma membrane are lipids, which are organized in the form of a bilayer. Lipid or Phospholipid bilayers in cell membranes serve as permeability barriers between the different aqueous compartments.
Answer to Problem 61A
The representation of a lipid bilayer is shown as follows:
Explanation of Solution
Two layers of lipid molecules compose a lipid bilayer, which is a biological membrane. It produces a selectively permeable barrier. Each phospholipid or lipid bilayer has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail. The tails of molecules are nonpolar. The heads of the molecules are polar. This creates a barrier between two bodies of water by exposing the head regions to the outside.
The representation of a lipid bilayer is shown as follows:
The representation of a lipid bilayer is shown as follows:
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