1. Act as building blocks of the biological cell membranes in virtually all organisms
2. Participate in the transduction of biological signals across the membrane.
3. Act as efficient store of energy as with triglycerides.
4. Play an important role in the transportation of fat between gut and liver in mammalian digestion.
5. An important source of acetylcholine which is the most commonly occurring neurotransmitter substance occurring in mammals.
Phosphate molecules.
The cell membrane is a phospholipid bilayer, consisting of two layers of phospholipid molecules. Each phospholipid molecule has a hydrophilic (water-attracting) head and hydrophobic (water-repelling) tails, creating a barrier that controls the movement of molecules in and out of the cell.
phosphate
in the lipid bylayer between the phospholipid molecules
Non-polar tail refers to the hydrophobic region of a phospholipid molecule, which repels water molecules. Polar head refers to the hydrophilic region of a phospholipid molecule, which is attracted to water molecules. Together, they form the phospholipid bilayer of cell membranes.
The head and tail is a phospholipid molecule
Phosphate molecules.
Phosphate molecules.
Cell membrane.
amphipathic molecules
Yes, polar molecules can pass through the phospholipid bilayer through facilitated diffusion or active transport.
The cell membrane is a phospholipid bilayer, consisting of two layers of phospholipid molecules. Each phospholipid molecule has a hydrophilic (water-attracting) head and hydrophobic (water-repelling) tails, creating a barrier that controls the movement of molecules in and out of the cell.
phosphate
Phosphate molecules.
This is called the hydrophobic 'side' of the phospholipid molecule
hydrogen bonds with the polar end of the phospholipid molecule
Side-by-side