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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.
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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).
Which type of lipid does NOT contain fatty acids as one of the component parts?
Lipid is a heterogeneous group of compound which are soluble in organic solvents but in soluble in water. Important groups of lipids are fats , oils, triacyl glycerol; phospholipids, waxes and terpenes including steroids and carotenoids.This last group ie carotenoids and steroids is the lipid that are not made up of fatty acid but they are composed of isoprenoid units, their examples are cholestrole and red pigment carotin of carrots.
What is the building block of lipids?
the building block for a lipid is a Triglyceride.
What is the significance of the phosphate group in a phospholipid?
I believe the phosphate give the phospholipid a polar region which allows it to interact with water (also polar). This is the basis for the formation of the lipid bilayer.
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 are the parts of a phospholipid molecule?
two layers of phospholipids called the lipid bilayer
What kind of lipid breaks down into glycerol and phosphate?
Phospholipid breaks down into Glycerol, phosphate group and 2 fatty acids
Which part of a phospholipid molecule contains a phosphate group?
Phospholipid molecule is actually almost similar to a lipid molecule. It is a alcohol connected to 2 fatty acids and a phosphate group.(In lipids, its connected to 3 fatty acids)
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 Function of fatty acids?
Fatty acids are used to make lipids in a cell. They also attach to a phosphate group to form phospholipids, the phosphate head being hydrophilic and the two fatty acid tails being hydrophobic, that are used to form the lipid bilayer in the cell membrane.
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 lipid forms the framework of the cell membrane?
The lipid that forms the framework of the cell membrane are phospholipids. Phospholipids are composed of two fatty acids, a glycerol unit, a phosphate group, and a polar molecule.
What are the parts of phospholipid molecule?
glycerol + two fatty acids +phosphate group
Is fatty acids a lipid?
Most lipids are composed of some sort of fatty acid arrangement. The fatty acids are Fatty acids are composed of a chain of methylene groups with a Carboxyl functional group at one end.
Which part of phospholipd molecule is non polar and hydrophobic?
The fatty acid tails of the phospholipid is hydrophobic.
What are the building blocks of lipid?
The building blocks of lipids are glycerol and fatty acids. However, triglycerol is only one type of lipid. Lipid is a large and broad class that also includes steroids, glycerophospholipid, and more.
