Chapter 15: Q. 15.84 (page 542)
Which of the following are found in cell membranes?
a. proteins
b. waxes
c. phospholipids
Short Answer
The best choices are (part a). Proteins are the building blocks of life (part c). Phospholipids.
Chapter 15: Q. 15.84 (page 542)
Which of the following are found in cell membranes?
a. proteins
b. waxes
c. phospholipids
The best choices are (part a). Proteins are the building blocks of life (part c). Phospholipids.
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Get started for freeIdentify each of the following as a fatty acid, soap, triacylglycerol, wax, glycerophospholipid, sphingolipid, or steroid:
a. beeswax
b. cholesterol
c. lecithin
d. glyceryl tripalmitate (tripalmitin)
e. sodium stearate
f. safflower oil
Draw the structure for the steroid nucleus.
Identify each of the following processes as hydrogenation, hydrolysis, or saponification and give the products:
a. the reaction of corn oil and hydrogen with a nickel catalyst
b. the reaction of glyceryl tristearate with water in the presence of lipase enzyme
What are the similarities and differences between the steroid hormones estradiol and testosterone?
What are some functions of lipids in the body?
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