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Why is it important that phospholipids don't dissolve in water?
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∙ 12y ago
Since phospholipids make up cell membranes, it is important for them not to dissolve in water, because the internal and external environment of cells is aqueous. Without the phospholipid bilayer, the cells and their environments would just all dissolve into each other and there would be no cells.
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