3.3 Biological Membranes and Transport system Flashcards
1
Q
Phospholipid that serve as 2nd messengers
A
Phosphatidylinositol
2
Q
Phospholipid that contributes to membrane potentioal and important for binding
A
Phosphatidylserine
3
Q
Most common sterol
A
Cholesterol
4
Q
Importance of micelle
A
intestinal digestion and absorption of lipids
5
Q
Is a very stable lipid aggregate that loses the hydrophobic edge, with the ability to entrap, and used as drug carriers and vectors for gene therapy
A
Liposome
6
Q
Lipid aggregate that is relatively unstable and spontaneously forms liposomes
A
Bilayer
7
Q
Removes integral proteins in the membrane
A
Detergents
8
Q
Are hydrophobic lipoproteins
A
Proteolipids
9
Q
Proteolipids are soluble in
A
Chloroform and methanol
10
Q
Which is more stable: cis or trans?
A
Cis
