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A phospholipid is made up of a hydrophobic (water-avoiding) tail and a hydrophilic (water-liking) head.

the OH group in C1 is esterified with a saturated Fatty acid

the OH group iin C2 is esterified with unsaturated fatty acid

the OH group in C3 is phosphoester bond with a H3PO4

x is an alcohol residue

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