The motion of lipid molecules in a synthetic bilayer can be studied by various techniques. Which of the following has been obser
ved in these systems?
A. Phospholipids diffuse rapidly within and between the two leaflets of a bilayer.
B. An average lipid molecule can diffuse the length of about 2 micrometers in a fraction of a millisecond.
C .Flip-flops are very rare for phospholipids.
D. Within a bilayer, lipid molecules rarely rotate about their long axis, but diffuse laterally at very high rates.
E. All of the above
A. Phospholipids diffuse rapidly within and between the two leaflets of a bilayer.
B. An average lipid molecule can diffuse the length of about 2 micrometers in a fraction of a millisecond.
C .Flip-flops are very rare for phospholipids.
D. Within a bilayer, lipid molecules rarely rotate about their long axis, but diffuse laterally at very high rates.
E. All of the above
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