Question

The motion of lipid molecules in a synthetic bilayer can be studied by various techniques. Which of the following has been observed 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

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C . Flip-flops are very rare for phospholipids.

Explanation:

Flip-flop means that movement of phospholipds upside down. This phenomenon occur in cell membrane but very rarely. I have attached a picture for you to under stand how flip-flopping occurred.