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why plasma membrane is bilayer of phospholipid


Aayesha masuldar 4th Apr, 2020
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Rohan Goyal 4th Apr, 2020

Hello,

A Phospholipid Bilayer

The head “loving " water (hydrophilic) and the tails “hate” water (hydrophobic). Molecules that are hydrophobic can easily pass through the plasma membrane, if they are small enough, because they are water-hating like the interior of the membrane.

Phospholipids, a rranged in a bilayer, make up the basic fabric of the plasma membrane, t hey are well-suited for this role because they are amphipathic, meaning that they have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions. Chemical structure of a Phospholipid showing the hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails.

I hope your question has been answered properly.

All the best!

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