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Does the greater number of saturated fatty acids a membrane contains the more fluid it is?
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∙ 15y ago
Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds and therefore no 'kinks' in their structures. These would mean that these fatty acids can pack more closely than unsaturated fatty acids and cause the membrane to be LESS fluid.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause of the kinks in the carbon chains at the cis double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids, the glycerophospholipids do not fit closely together. As a result, the lipid bilayer is not a rigid, fixed structure, but one that is dynamic and fluid like.
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∙ 13y agoYes especially if you get your fatty acids from Omega-3. Saturated fats are solid at room temperature while unsaturated fats are liquid.
Your cells use fats to build cell walls. If they use saturated fats the cell walls are solid making it difficult for cells to absorb nutrients and discharge waste.
Cells using unsaturated fatty acids to make their cell walls are more flexible and allow for nutrients and wastes to be absorbed and discharged easier.
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∙ 13y agoYes, as you increase the percentage of unsaturated fatty acids in the phospholipids, the membrane can stay fluid at colder temperatures.
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∙ 12y agounsaturated fatty acids
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