A group of BS Biology students were tasked to design and fabricate different synthetic cell membranes that could be used to simulate cellular activities of certain organisms. Below are the chemical structures of the compounds that are available to them: H2C-OH НС — ОН Но H2C-OH myristic acid glycerol HO alpha-linolenic acid Но—Р—о OH orthophosphate HO NH2 sphingosine OH CH2OH NH3 CH2OH Но ethanolamine Но. OH Но OH lactose HO (*point of attachment) Given these compounds, help the students assemble the structure of the lipid constituent for the cell membrane appropriate to study the following. Briefly explain your answer. а. a thermophilic bacteria thriving in a hot spring b. a hepatocyte of a sea lion in the Arctic Ocean С. a frog neurocyte

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A group of BS Biology students were tasked to design and fabricate different synthetic cell
membranes that could be used to simulate cellular activities of certain organisms. Below are the
chemical structures of the compounds that are available to them:
H2C-OH
НС — ОН
Но
H2C-OH
myristic acid
glycerol
HO
alpha-linolenic acid
Но—Р—о
OH
orthophosphate
HO
NH2
sphingosine
OH
CH2OH
NH3
CH2OH
Но
ethanolamine
Но.
OH
Но
OH
lactose
HO
(*point of attachment)
Given these compounds, help the students assemble the structure of the lipid constituent for the cell
membrane appropriate to study the following. Briefly explain your answer.
а.
a thermophilic bacteria thriving in a hot spring
b.
a hepatocyte of a sea lion in the Arctic Ocean
С.
a frog neurocyte
Transcribed Image Text:A group of BS Biology students were tasked to design and fabricate different synthetic cell membranes that could be used to simulate cellular activities of certain organisms. Below are the chemical structures of the compounds that are available to them: H2C-OH НС — ОН Но H2C-OH myristic acid glycerol HO alpha-linolenic acid Но—Р—о OH orthophosphate HO NH2 sphingosine OH CH2OH NH3 CH2OH Но ethanolamine Но. OH Но OH lactose HO (*point of attachment) Given these compounds, help the students assemble the structure of the lipid constituent for the cell membrane appropriate to study the following. Briefly explain your answer. а. a thermophilic bacteria thriving in a hot spring b. a hepatocyte of a sea lion in the Arctic Ocean С. a frog neurocyte
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