Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 11 views

    Tissue Biochemistry

    Uploaded by

    Neelam Mehtab
    This document contains answers to questions about biological membranes. It defines a living artificial cell and explains that membrane lipids are amphipathic molecules that spontaneously form bilayers. The plasma membrane forms a selectively permeable barrier. The fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane as a mosaic of phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins that allows for lateral and rotational movement within the membrane.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Tissue Biochemistry

    Uploaded by

    Neelam Mehtab
    11 views3 pages
    This document contains answers to questions about biological membranes. It defines a living artificial cell and explains that membrane lipids are amphipathic molecules that spontaneously form bilayers. The plasma membrane forms a selectively permeable barrier. The fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane as a mosaic of phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins that allows for lateral and rotational movement within the membrane.

    Original Title

    tissue biochemistry

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document contains answers to questions about biological membranes. It defines a living artificial cell and explains that membrane lipids are amphipathic molecules that spontaneously form bilayers. The plasma membrane forms a selectively permeable barrier. The fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane as a mosaic of phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins that allows for lateral and rotational movement within the membrane.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    11 views3 pages

    Tissue Biochemistry

    Uploaded by

    Neelam Mehtab
    This document contains answers to questions about biological membranes. It defines a living artificial cell and explains that membrane lipids are amphipathic molecules that spontaneously form bilayers. The plasma membrane forms a selectively permeable barrier. The fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane as a mosaic of phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins that allows for lateral and rotational movement within the membrane.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 3

    NEELAM MEHTAB

    BS 3RD YEAR

    Q/A                  BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANE                          DATE: 19-3-2020


    1.     Define living artificial cell with properties.
    2.     Explain membrane lipid are amphipath etic molecules
    3.     Self-assembly of Lipid bilayers
    4.     Why the plasma membrane is a selectively permeable barrier
    5.     THE FLUID MOSAIC MODEL with special features.
    6.     Draw well labeled diagram of FLUID MOSAIC MODEL

    ANSWERS
    1. In the area of synthetic biology, a "living" artificial cell has been defined as a completely
    synthetically made cell that can capture energy, maintain ion gradients, contain
    macromolecules as well as store information and have the ability to mutate.

    2. All of the lipid molecules in cell membranes are amphipathic (or amphiphilic)—that is,


    they have a hydrophilic (“water-loving”) or polar end and a hydrophobic (“water-
    fearing”) or nonpolar end. The most abundant membrane lipids are the phospholipids.
    These have a polar head group and two hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails.
    NEELAM MEHTAB
    BS 3RD YEAR

    3. composed of a hydrophilic head and two hydrophobic tails. The hydrophilic head group
    consists of a phosphate-containing group attached to a glycerol molecule. The hydrophobic
    tails, each containing either a saturated or an unsaturated fatty acid, are long hydrocarbon
    chains.
     Phospholipid molecules spontaneously form bilayers in aqueous
    environments. In this energetically most-favorable arrangement, the hydrophilic heads
    face the water at each surface of the bilayer, and the hydrophobic tails are shielded
    from the water in the interior.
    4. The plasma membrane is a selectively permeable barrier between the cell and the
    extracellular environment. Its permeability properties ensure that essential molecules
    such as glucose, amino acids, and lipids readily enter the cell, metabolic intermediates
    remain in the cell, and waste compounds leave the cell.
    5. The fluid mosaic model describes the plasma membrane structure as a mosaic of
    phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins, and carbohydrates.
    The plasma membrane as a fluid combination of phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins.
    Carbohydrates attached to lipids (glycolipids) and to proteins (glycoproteins) extend from
    the outward-facing surface of the membrane.
    Cells are surrounded by a continuous phospholipid bilayer in which are embedded
    membrane proteins.
     Phospholipids in the bilayer are fluid, able to diffuse laterally within one half of the
    bilayer.
     Phospholipids rarely "flip" from one half of the bilayer to the other.
     Some membrane proteins can also diffuse to new locations in the bilayer.
    6.
    NEELAM MEHTAB
    BS 3RD YEAR

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy