Lipids and membranes

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what are the different polar head groups
Ethanolamide, choline, serine and inositol.
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what are different classes of membrane lipid?
Based from sphingosine, sphingomyelin --> for myelin sheath around neurons. Cerebrosides important for brain cell membranes, gangliosides - blood groups. cholesterol
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What are the different fatty acids?
palmitic acid 16;0 stearic acid 18;0. oleic acid 18;1 linoleic acid 18;2, lionlenic acid 18/3, aracadonic acid 20;4
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what is it called when the FA flip from one side to the other?
flip flop
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Where are FA found?
Outer layer- glycolipid, sphingomyelin, phosphatidylchloine, cholesterol Inner- phospahatidyly serine, phosphatidyl inositol, ethanolamine and cholesterol
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