Phospholipid ​
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Biology
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Subclass of lipid
Amphipathic
Phosphate group (head): hydrophilic
Fatty acids (tails): hydrophobic
Function: forms membranes
[!abstract]+ Micelle
Phospholipid aggregate in water (hydrophilic heads outward in contact with water, hydrophobic tails inward)
Structure ​
Composed of:
- Hydrophilic R group
- Phosphate
- Glycerol
- Two fatty acids joined to glycerol by ester linkage
Ajitani Hifumi