For most eukaryotic organisms it is dipalitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), a phospholipid.
What is the type of macromolecule that makes up most of the membrane structure?
No, phospholipids are the main component of the cell membrane, not fat. Phospholipids have a hydrophilic (water-attracting) head and hydrophobic (water-repelling) tails, which help form the structure of the cell membrane. Fat (or lipids) can also be found in the cell membrane, but they are not the main component.
The main component of a lipid bilayer is phospholipids. They are composed of a hydrophobic tail region and a hydrophilic head region which allows them to form a double layer that makes up the cell membrane.
Phosphorus can be found in the cell's DNA and RNA molecules, as well as in the cell's membrane phospholipids. Additionally, phosphorus is an essential component of ATP, which is the cell's main energy carrier.
Intrinsic proteins are the integral proteins inside the plasma membrane, or phospholipid bilayer, of a cell. The reason they are called intrinsic is because they cannot be released unless the membrane is disrupted.
Phospholipids
What is the type of macromolecule that makes up most of the membrane structure?
No, phospholipids are the main component of the cell membrane, not fat. Phospholipids have a hydrophilic (water-attracting) head and hydrophobic (water-repelling) tails, which help form the structure of the cell membrane. Fat (or lipids) can also be found in the cell membrane, but they are not the main component.
For most eukaryotic organisms it is dipalitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), a phospholipid.
The cell membrane
The main component of cell membranes are phospholipids. There are also proteins, carbohydrates and cholesterol molecules found within the membrane.
The main component of a lipid bilayer is phospholipids. They are composed of a hydrophobic tail region and a hydrophilic head region which allows them to form a double layer that makes up the cell membrane.
The human cell has three principal parts which are the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and the nucleus. The outer boundary is the plasma membrane.
The functions that the lipid bilayer component of the cell membrane does not provide for the cell are controls that exchange of mater and chemical information between one cell and adjacent cells or environment. The lipid bilayer provides an impermeable, self sealing membrane capable of dividing or fusing the cell without breaking.
Phosphorus can be found in the cell's DNA and RNA molecules, as well as in the cell's membrane phospholipids. Additionally, phosphorus is an essential component of ATP, which is the cell's main energy carrier.
The cell wall and the cell membrane regulate what enters and exits the cell.
Intrinsic proteins are the integral proteins inside the plasma membrane, or phospholipid bilayer, of a cell. The reason they are called intrinsic is because they cannot be released unless the membrane is disrupted.