Phospholipids are modified triglycerides containing a phosphate group, creating a molecule with a charged, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail.
Phospholipids are modified triglycerides containing a phosphate group, creating a molecule with a charged, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail.
| Front | phospholipids 2.1.2(g) |
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| Back | - modified triglycerides that contain phospurus - 1 fatty acid chain replaced by phosphate group - Has charged hydrophilic head (phosphate group attracting H2O) connected by glycerol molecule to non polar long hydrocarbon chain hydrophobic (repels H2O) fatty acid tails |
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