FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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When looking at the cell membrane, where are the lipid tails located?
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Inner part of the bilayer
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Outer part of the bilayer
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At the end of the bilayer
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Goes through each end of the bilayer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Being cylindrical, 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biological bilayers are usually composed of amphiphilic phospholipids that have a hydrophilic phosphate head and a hydrophobic tail consisting of two fatty acid chains.
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