The composition of a cell membrane is not uniform for all types of cells.
Some cell membranes are more rigid than others. Rigidity is determined
by a variety of factors, one of which is the structure of the carbon chains in the phospholipids that comprise the membrane. One example of a
phospholipid was drawn, and another, having C–C double bonds in its carbon chains, is drawn here. Which phospholipid would be present in the more rigid cell membrane and why?
The cells are surrounded through a cell membrane that forms a barrier among the cell and the surrounding and it is referred to as phospholipid bilayer. The rigidity of the cell membrane is decided through the form of bonds present within the carbon chain that is extra compressed, which is attributed to the greater bending nature of single bonds. The three main classes of membrane lipids are phospholipids, glycolipids, and cholesterol.
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