Phospholipids Lecture Notes

Flashcards covering the structure and chemical properties of phospholipid molecules as components of cell membranes.

What are phospholipids major components of?

The cell membranes.

What is the composition of a phospholipid molecule?

Two fatty acids and one phosphate group attached to one glycerol molecule.

Which part of the phospholipid molecule provides its negative electrical charge?

The phosphate group.

What is a specific example of an additional polar or small charged molecule linked to the phosphate group in a phospholipid?

Choline.

How do the hydrocarbon tails of phospholipids behave?

They are hydrophobic.

What components of a phospholipid make up the hydrophilic head?

The phosphate group and its attachment.