Question

Which characteristics best describe the side chains in the part of the protein in contact with the phospholipid tails of the membrane?

Answer 1

The phospholipid is arranged into a bilayer, it is a basic structure of all membranes. Each membrane composed of membrane proteins that activate the membrane to carry out its distinctive activities. Some proteins are limits only to the membrane surface, other have one region in membrane and domain on one o both sides of it.

Answer 2

Explanation:

A phospholipid molecule has a phosphate group on one end called head and on the end called tail that is side-by-side lipid chain. Phosphate group is negatively charged, making the head polar or hydrophilic and also making the tail non-polar or hydrophobic which avoids interaction with water.

A phospholipid arranged in a lipid bilayer which is a non covalent assembly. The lipid molecules and proteins are held together held by non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding and van der waal forces, which helps to stabilize the lipid bilayer structure. its arranged in a plasma membrane are arranged in two layers that is phospholipid bilayer.

It comprises cellular membranes and regulates certain cellular processes.