Hydrophilic component of a phospholipid

Examples of a polar head group found in phospholipids (4)

Polar head groups of phospholipids attach to what via what

Hydrophobic component of a phospholipid

The two fatty acyl side chains attach to what via what

Hydrophobic and hydrophilic components make phospholipids what

Sphingomyelin is what

What makes sphingomyelin unique

What is the polar head of sphingomyelin

In sphingomyelin, the phosphate groups attach to what and what

Components of a glycerol backbone

Fully saturated FAs have how many double bonds

Stearic acid

Palmitic acid

Myristic acid

Mono-unsaturated FA has how many double bonds

Oleic acid

Poly-unsaturated FA has how many double bonds

Arachidonic acid

Delta indicates what

A kink in a fatty acid represents what

In cholesterol, what interacts with the polar head groups of the membrane phospholipids and sphingolipids

The bulky steroid and the hydrocarbon chain are embedded in the_____________ , alongside the ________________

Lipid bilayers are described as

Phospholipids facing extracellular environment include

Phospholipids facing intracellular environment include

Phospholipids are generated where

Fluidity is what

Fluidity is important in the regulation of what

Short chain fatty acids do what to fluidity

Kinks in unsaturated fatty acids do what to fluidity

High cholesterol
does what to fluidity and what is the clinical relevance

Cholesterol is rich in which regions of plasma membrane

When are cholesterols levels abnormal

Increased cholesterol content of red blood cell membranes is associated with what

What are the components of plasma membrane structure

Carbohydrate side chain will usually face which direction

Membrane composition varies according to what

Carbohydrates only found in what of cells

Carbohydrates make up how much of the plasma membrane (%)

What is the protein lipid ratio of the plasma membrane

What is the protein lipid ratio of the outer mitochondrial membrane

What is the protein lipid ratio of the inner mitochondrial membrane

What is the protein lipid ratio of the nuclear membrane

What is the most common lipid in the cell membrane

Integral (intrinsic) proteins are found where

Transmembrane spanning domains of intrinsic proteins are either what or what

Integral or intrinsic proteins usually serve what function

Anchored proteins are usually found where

Alkaline phosphate is an example of what

RAS is an example of what

Peripheral (extrinsic) proteins are found where

Spectrin is an example of what

Phospholipase A2 is an example of what

Phospholipase A2 is capable of what

Sites of phospholipase A2 action (3)

High salt - urea treatment can remove which proteins

Detergent (protein solution) can remove which proteins

Phospholipase can remove which proteins

Detergents have a similar structure to what naturally occurring molecule and for what reason

Detergent monomers form what

Micelles + membrane proteins results in what two components

Removing detergent and adding phospholipids back to proteins allows you to do what