BIOCHEMISTRY (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
BIOCHEMISTRY (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
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Author: BERG
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 7P
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The reason for the need of glycerol 3-phosphate for the formation of phosphatidate should be determined.

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Phospholipidsare the basic constituent of all cell membranes. They usually form lipid bilayers. The structure of a phospholipid molecule has a tail made up of two hydrophobic fatty acid and a hydrophilic head comprising of a phosphate group.

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