Im in cell/molecule biology I have some couple questions:
1, What are triglycerides? Why are triglycerides not found in biological membranes?
2, What are steroids? What properties of steroid cause it to be categorized with lipids?
Membrain structure question:
3, Draw and label a plasma membrane containing phospholipid, integral protein, and peripheral proteins attached to another protein and to a lipid. Why would exposing this membrane to a hydrophobic solvent disrupt its structure? Explain how it would affect the lipid and the proteins.
4, Why would cell die under each of the following conditions:
a, the plasma membrane becomes too fluid
b, the plasma membrane becomes too viscous
c, the plasma membrane lacks the protein component