Explain why phospholipids (i.e. phosphoglycerides and sphingomyelins) are found in cell membrane but not triglycerides (triacylglycerols)

Q: Define triacylglycerol or triglyceride.

A: Triacylglycerol or triglyceride is a type of biomolecule but it is not a polymer like…

Q: Why can glycerophospholipids form membranes, while triacylglycerols cannot?

A: Glycerophospholipids are fatty acid diglycerides with a phosphatidyl ester attached to the terminal…

Q: Explain why cotton fibers, which are nearly pure cellulose, are insoluble in water, while glycogen,…

A: Solubility is the property, at which solute is dissolved in the solution by forming H bonds with the…

Q: What is the common precursor of all phospholipids and TAG? Phosphatidic acid…

A: Phospholipids are a group of hydrophilic phosphate heads and hydrophobic tails. phospholipids are…

Q: The membrane phospholipids phosphatidyl serine and phosphatidyl choline are named based on ...

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question…

Q: A structural element, common in all glycerophospholipids is:

A: Glycerophospholipids are natural compounds and are the major structural lipid components. They are…

Q: State whether each of the following constituents typifies a fat, an oil, or both. (a) saturated…

A: Fats and oils are the most abundant lipids in nature. They provide energy for living organisms,…

Q: In which of the following glycerophospholipids two phosphatidic acids share a single glycerol?a)…

A: Glycerophospholipids are involved in cell signalling systems and also anchor for proteins in the…

Q: Which of the following lipids are amphiphilic: fatty acids; acylate ions; TAGS; cholesterol;…

A: Amphiphilic or amphipathic are those compounds which are comprised of two different segments one…

Q: Which of the following are phospholipids: (a) triacylglycerols; (b) leukotrienes; (c)…

A: Lipids are a chemically diverse group of organic compounds which are insoluble in water, but…

Q: Which glycerophospholipid has a net charge of zero at pH 7? phosphatidylserine phasphatidic acid…

A: Glycerophospholipids (also called as phosphoglycerides ) have glycerol as its platform molecule. 2…

Q: Explain why the structure of phospholipids enables them to form lipid bilayers in aqueous…

A: Lipid bilayer-  It has two layer of lipid molecule. Each lipid molecule has has a hydrophobic…

Q: Definition from phospholipid inositol

A: Phospholipids are molecules with hydrophilic phosphate heads and hydrophobic lipid tails. They…

Q: Discuss the functions of triacylglycerols.

A: Introduction: Triacylglycerols are the simplest form of lipids formed by fatty acids. It consists of…

Q: Draw the structures of triacylglycerol, cholesterol, phosphatidylcholine, and sphingomyelin.

A: Lipids refer to an organic molecule that is composed of carbon, hydron, and oxygen. It is insoluble…

Q: Rank the following in order of increasing solubility in water (assuming that all are made with the…

A: Glycerides are esters formed between fatty acids and alcohol. The number of fatty acids often vary…

Q: A phospholipid in cell membrane is an amphiphilic molecule, meaning it has both a hydrophilic region…

A: Phospholipids are the kind of lipid molecules that forms the major component of the plasma membrane…

Q: is consists from glycerol and two fatty acids and one phosphate group

A: Lipids are mainly water-insoluble biomolecules that play a vital role in the formation of cell…

Q: Describe the common structural features and the differences for eachof the following pairs: (a)…

A: Carbohydrates comprise sugars, starch, and also fibers, found in different types of food such as…

Q: Describe the use the body makes of cholesterol.

A: Cholesterol is a waxy fat-like substance that was made in the liver. It was essential for all living…

Q: What kind of biological function would each of the following proteins perform?(a) Human growth…

A: Proteins is a macronutrient that is essential to building muscle mass. it is commonly found in…

Q: Which compound is NOT a membrane lipid? a). Sphingolipid b). Glycerophospholipid c).…

A: A plasma membrane is composed of a lipid bilayer that allows the diffusion of non-polar molecules…

Q: Define glycoprotein and glycolipid.

A: Glycoprotein : Glycoprotein protein or protein will telling like as attached to amino acid side…

Q: Why phosphoglycerides can be found in the cell membrane?

A: A cell membrane surrounds all live cells. Plant and animal cells both have a cell nucleus, which is…

Q: Explain why entropy increases when a lipid bilayer forms from phospholipid molecules.

A: Phospholipids are amphipathic molecules that have 2 hydrophobic fatty acids and 1 hydrophilic…

Q: Which of the following is a glycerophospholipid? H,C-O HC-O H,C-O а. b. он HO NH2 C. d.

A: Glycerol is a colorless, odorless, viscous polyol. Glycerol is used in the treatment of wounds and…

Q: Describe the difference between a triacylglycerol and a phospholipid.

A: Triacylglycerol : The triacylglycerol is a triester of glycerol with three fatty acids. Phospholipid…

Q: Explain the affect on the structure and physical properties of a fatty acid when increasing the…

A: Fatty acids are of two type’s; saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Saturated fatty…

Q: Which of these compounds may be a part of cell membranes: triglycerides, phosphatidylcholine,…

A: Cell membrane is the envelope that surrounds the cytoplasm. It provides shape and structure to the…

Q: Explain why a phospholipid is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic

A: A cell's protection is provided by the plasma membrane, also known as the cell membrane. Inside the…

Q: Define the following terms:a. phosphoglycerideb. sphingolipidc. GPI anchord. glycolipide.…

A: Introduction: Lipids are hydrocarbon-containing molecules that serve as the foundation for the…

Q: Define phosphodiesterase

A: Enzymes are biological molecules that are a class of proteins except for ribozymes (a class of RNA)…

Q: Describe the characteristics of fatty acids and fatty acid esters.

A: Fatty acids are made up of lipid chains. In membrane of the cell, they can be found as glycolipids…

Q: Which of the terms triacylglycerol, glycerophospholipid, and sphingophospholipid applies to each of…

A: Since your question is a multipart question, according to our protocol we have solved the first…

Q: All of the following pairs are well-match, except one: O oleic fatty acid is : unsaturated fatty…

A: Fatty acid is a carboxylic acid present with a long aliphatic chain which can be either saturated or…

Q: Why are glycerophospholipipds important to function and structure

A: Glycerophospholipids are amphipathic molecules that can serve as structural components of membranes,…

Q: Define the following terms: a. monounsaturated fatty acid b. polyunsaturated fatty acid c. saturated…

A: Monounsaturated Fats : These are the fats which consists of one unsaturated carbon means they…

Q: Glycophospholipids, classification and role in the body. Give examples, draw a structure.

A: Glycophospholipids are biomolecules that play an important function in the regulation of cellular…

Q: Account for the different structures of glycogen and cellulose.

A: Introduction: Carbohydrates are macromolecules that are comprised of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon…

Q: Explain why saturated (flat) fatty acids cause more plaque in blood vessels than unsaturated…

A: In an aqueous environment the polar heads of the fatty acids will engage in favorable interaction…

Q: Define the following terms:a. fatty acidb. monunsaturated fatty acidc. polyunsaturated fatty acidd.…

A: Biological lipids are a chemically diverse group of organic compounds which are insoluble or only…

Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.