Lecture 4: Lipids and the Plasma Membrane

Chapter 3 and 5

	Topic	Reading
1	Lipids
	fatty acids linear hydrocarbon - (C16-C22) monocarboxylic acid saturated (Oleic vs Palmitic Acid) polyunsaturated amphipathic Function energy (triacylglycerol) glycerol + 3 fatty acids condensation (ester bond formed) structural (phospholipid) glycerol + 2 fatty acids + phosphate amphipathic lipid bilayers
2	Biological membranes	114-121
	the bilayer miscelles artificial membranes phospholipids (ester condensation/hydrolysis) amphipathic

REVIEW

• Chapter 5: Post-Test questions; 1, 2, 3,
• Chapter 5: Review Questions; 1, 2, 13

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