What is the tail of a phospholipid made of?

Answer 1

Phosphoplipids are very similar to triglycerides in that both molecules are triesters of glycerol. However one of the fatty carboxylate groups is replace with a phosphate group. Because the nature of the phosphate group is zwiterionic meaning it contains both a positive and negative charge throughough the molecule to yield a net charge of 0 overall (there is a negative charge on phosphate group and a positive charge on an amine salt further down the fatty chain. It is this zwitterionic sextion of the molecule that gives rise to the molecule's "polar head". The two fatty esters comprise the two tails.

Answer 2

The phosphlipid bilayer of a cell contains a hydrophilic (water loving) head, and a hydrophobic (water fearing) tail. It is basically two layers of lipids that sandwich proteins, with some dark patches of cholesterol throughout.

Answer 3

The tails of phospholipids are fatty acids.

Answer 4

The tail of the phospholipid is the the lipid hydrophobic end of the phospholipid molecule.

Answer 5

tail is made on phospolipid molecule.. they are important for our life because if they wont exict we will die.

Answer 6

Phosopholipids have a phosphate group as the head, and a lipid tail.

Answer 7

The tails of phospholipids are made up of an alcohol and a phosphate group, while the tails are chains of fatty acids.

Answer 8

glycerol backbone 2 fatty acid chains and a phosphate group

Answer 9

The tail of a phospholipid molecule is hydrophobic, while the head is hydrophilic.

Answer 10

Non-polar