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No it is in fact not a phospholipid just a lipid. A phospholipid needs a phosphate group and cholesterols molecular formula is C-27 H-46 O and with no Phosphate it can not be a phospholipid.
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Phospholipid bilayer contain heart disesase causing molecule?
cholesterol
What lipid type is the cell membrane?
Mainly Phospholipid , Partly Glycolipid and cholesterol
Which type of lipid is most important in cell membranes?
Cholesterol. It maintains the structure integrity of the membranes
Where is cholesterol located?
Cholesterol is found in the blood, phospholipid bilayer of cell membranes and in the liver where is it produced. It is also found in hormones.
What is another name for the phospholipid bilayer?
It depends on which lipid bilayer you're talking about. There is the phospholipid bilayer that surrounds eukaryotic cells, cholesterol phospholipid bilayers, protein lipid bilayers, phase transition lipid bilayer, lipid bilayer membrane...
What is the basic structure of the plasma membrane?
The framework of the cell membrane is formed by the lipid bilayer. The lipid bilayer is composed of two layers of fat cells organized in two sheets. This is what provides the barrier that makes the boundaries of the cell.
A type of lipid in the cell membrane?
triglyceride saturated fat and cholesterol
Does your body needs cholesterol?
Yes. Absolutely. In fact, every cell in your body needs to have cholesterol. It is part of what is called the plasma membrane. That is what holds the cell together, it is made of a phospholipid bilayer and that is like a sandwhich with the cholesterol making the bread slices. without cholesterol you wouldn't be able to keep your cells together, and then you couldn't keep yourself together,
In what cellular object is cholesterol vital for structural integrity?
The phospholipid bilayer (the membrane) is dependent on cholesterol to keep the fluidity of the cell membrane, which has the consistancy of olive oil. The presence of cholesterol prevents the phospholipids from becoming too fliud and mushy as well as too firm. So cholesterol helps prevent against extremes in cell membrane fluidity.
What make up the membrane cell?
A double layer phospholipids, glycolipids and cholesterol various transport proteins and water.
What 2 fat-based molecules make up part of the structure of the plasma membrane?
phospholipid and cholesterol
What cell membranes made out of?
Phospholipid bilayer (types of phospholipids are Sphingomyelin, Sphingoethanolamin, Sphingoserin, Phosphatidylcholine, Sphingocholine). In between the phospholipds you also find cholesterol and intermembrane protein.
