How do triglycerides differ from phospholipids in body function and location?

Q: What are phospholipids?

A: Phospholipids are one of the basic components of the cell membrane. This biomolecule posses the…

Q: How do unsaturated fatty acids in phospholipids affect the cell membrane?

A: Lipids are considered as one of the essential biomolecules, which are required by the body. These…

Q: How do the structures of biological macromolecules such as carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acid, and…

A: Introduction: Those molecules that are necessary for the structure and function of the living body…

Q: What characteristic differences in molecular structure distinguish lipids and carbohydrates?

A: The biomolecules are the macromolecules that serve as the structural and functional unit of the…

Q: The options for each are glycerol, wax, diglyceride, dextran, phospholipid, fatty acid,…

A: Hi! As you have posted multiple objectives  and have not mentioned which is to be answered, we are…

Q: Why do cell membranes contain cholesterol?

A: All the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are enclosed by an elastic, thin covering called cell…

Q: Why should it make sense that a phospholipid molecule is larger than a carbon?

A: An atom is composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Same type of atoms combines together to…

Q: Why should it make sense that a mitochondrion(a cellular organelle) is larger than a phospholipid…

A: Mitochondria (singular: mitochondrion) is the cell organelle that involves production of energy in…

Q: What is the unique structural properties of phospholipids that make them essential for cell…

A: Lipids are a group of biomolecules that are soluble in non-polar solvents and insoluble in water.…

Q: A phospholipid is made of what three components? What are the hydrophobic parts of the phospholipid…

A: The plasma membrane contains a basic structure called lipid bilayer. The lipid bilayer consists of…

Q: How many of the following apply to fibrous proteins?   I. Provide structural integrity and…

A: Proteins can be defined as natural polymer of amino acids joined together by condensation reaction.…

Q: The lipid(s) used as the basis of vitamin D, sex hormones, and bile salts is/are (a) triglycerides,…

A: Lipids are molecules which contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the living cells.…