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The water soluble portion of a phospholipid is the polar head which generally consists of a glycerol molecule linked to a phosphate group?
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∙ 13y ago
No, you do not have that quite correct.
A Phospholipid molecule has one end that is hydrophilic (is attracted to water) while the other end is hydrophobic (is repelled water but is attracted to fats).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoA phospholipid molecule has a nonpolar water-insoluble head attached to a long polar soluble tail? false
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∙ 11y agoThe heads of a phospholipid is polar and the long tails are nonpolar
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∙ 13y agoTrue
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Are a kind of lipid that consists of two fatty acids and phosphate group?
A phospholipid consists of two fatty acids and a phosphate group bonded to a glycerol molecule.
What is a molecule that has a glycerol backbone two fatty acid chains and phosphate containing compound?
Fatty acids and glycerol may combine to form monoglycerides, diglycerides and triglycerides (normal fats and oils). Addition of a phosphate group to a diglyceride will give a membrane lipid (phospholipid).
What forms when two fatty acids combine with a phosphate group?
Two fatty acids and a phosphate group are found in a phospholipid.Strictly, there is glycerol in there as well.The lipids known as triglycerides are formed from glycerol and three fatty acids. You can think of most phospholipids as being triglycerides with one of the outer fatty acids replaced by a phosphate group. Usually, the phosphate group is part of a larger group.In one common phospholipid, sphingomyelin, there is serine instead of glycerol.The phospholipids are important components of all cell membranes, internal and external.
Do phospholipids contain hydrogen?
Yes, they do. Phospholipids contain a hydrophilic (polar) head and a hydrophobic (nonpolar) tail. The hydrophilic (polar) head contains the phosphate groups, which account for the reason why the head is polar since each phoshpate has a net charge of -2. The tail consists of long chains of hydrocarbons, which are nonpolar/hydrophobic due to the symmetry of the chains.
A lipid made of a phosphate group and two fatty acids?
That could describe a surfactant which can allow water to dissolve into oil by forming reverse micelles with the water on the inside with the polar phosphate heads effectively dissolved in the water andthe fatty tails protruding outwards dissolving into the oil.Reverse micelles are able to hold relatively large amounts of water in their interior. In that way, a "pocket" is formed which is particularly suited for the dissolution and transportation of polar solutes through a non polar solvent.
Are a kind of lipid that consists of two fatty acids and phosphate group?
A phospholipid consists of two fatty acids and a phosphate group bonded to a glycerol molecule.
What is a molecule that has a glycerol backbone two fatty acid chains and phosphate containing compound?
Fatty acids and glycerol may combine to form monoglycerides, diglycerides and triglycerides (normal fats and oils). Addition of a phosphate group to a diglyceride will give a membrane lipid (phospholipid).
What kind of lipid breaks down into glycerol and phosphate?
Phospholipid breaks down into Glycerol, phosphate group and 2 fatty acids
What are the component of phospholipid?
Fatty acids , Glycerol , phosphoric acid and nitrogenous base are components of phospholipid.
What are the three segments attached to the glycerol in a phospholipid?
A hydrophilic phosphate group and two hydrocarbon chains.
What are the parts of a phospholipid molecule?
two layers of phospholipids called the lipid bilayer
What two parts make up a lipid?
a glycerol and 3 fatty acids for a generic fat. a phosphate group, glycerol and two fatty acid chains for a phospholipid...
What is the difference between fat and phospholipid?
the "phospho" part. fat=lipid To be more specific, a fat is composed of glycerol (an alcohol) and fatty acids (triglycerides). A phospholipid has a hydrophobic tail, and a hydrophilic phosphate group. Think of a phospholipid as a glycerol molecule attached to a long chain of fatty acids dangling off to the right. (depending on perspective) Connected to the top of the glycerol molecule is a phosphate group, which is water loving. There is also an additional polar group. -R
What are the structures of a phospholipid?
Glycerol backbone, with fatty acids attached to C1 and C2 and a phosphate attached at the last carbon. Attached to it is a base or an alcohol.
What part of the cell membrane make up the phospholipid bilayer?
Phosholipids are composed of a glycerol backbone, 2 fatty acids, and a phosphate group. Two fatty acid chains are attached to the first 2 carbon molecules of the glycerol chain. The 3rd carbon of the glycerol backbone is attached to a phosphate group.
Does the polar head generally consist of a glycerol molecule linked to a phosphate group?
yeah
What makes the head of a phospholipid?
Phosphate molecules.
