Created by Emma Allde
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Hydrophilic component of a phospholipid
Examples of a polar head group found in phospholipids (4)
Polar head groups of phospholipids attach to what via what
Hydrophobic component of a phospholipid
The two fatty acyl side chains attach to what via what
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic components make phospholipids what
Sphingomyelin is what
What makes sphingomyelin unique
What is the polar head of sphingomyelin
In sphingomyelin, the phosphate groups attach to what and what
Components of a glycerol backbone
Fully saturated FAs have how many double bonds
Stearic acid
Palmitic acid
Myristic acid
Mono-unsaturated FA has how many double bonds
Oleic acid
Poly-unsaturated FA has how many double bonds
Arachidonic acid
Delta indicates what
A kink in a fatty acid represents what
In cholesterol, what interacts with the polar head groups of the membrane phospholipids and sphingolipids
The bulky steroid and the hydrocarbon chain are embedded in the_____________ , alongside the ________________
Lipid bilayers are described as
Phospholipids facing extracellular environment include
Phospholipids facing intracellular environment include
Phospholipids are generated where
Fluidity is what
Fluidity is important in the regulation of what
Short chain fatty acids do what to fluidity
Kinks in unsaturated fatty acids do what to fluidity
High cholesterol
does what to fluidity and what is the clinical relevance
Cholesterol is rich in which regions of plasma membrane
When are cholesterols levels abnormal
Increased cholesterol content of red blood cell membranes is associated with what
What are the components of plasma membrane structure
Carbohydrate side chain will usually face which direction
Membrane composition varies according to what
Carbohydrates only found in what of cells
Carbohydrates make up how much of the plasma membrane (%)
What is the protein lipid ratio of the plasma membrane
What is the protein lipid ratio of the outer mitochondrial membrane
What is the protein lipid ratio of the inner mitochondrial membrane
What is the protein lipid ratio of the nuclear membrane
What is the most common lipid in the cell membrane
Integral (intrinsic) proteins are found where
Transmembrane spanning domains of intrinsic proteins are either what or what
Integral or intrinsic proteins usually serve what function
Anchored proteins are usually found where
Alkaline phosphate is an example of what
RAS is an example of what
Peripheral (extrinsic) proteins are found where
Spectrin is an example of what
Phospholipase A2 is an example of what
Phospholipase A2 is capable of what
Sites of phospholipase A2 action (3)
High salt - urea treatment can remove which proteins
Detergent (protein solution) can remove which proteins
Phospholipase can remove which proteins
Detergents have a similar structure to what naturally occurring molecule and for what reason
Detergent monomers form what
Micelles + membrane proteins results in what two components
Removing detergent and adding phospholipids back to proteins allows you to do what