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.
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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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15.81 Identify the components (to ) contained in each of the following lipids (a to d):
1. glycerol
2. fatty acid
3. phosphate
4. amino alcohol
5. steroid nucleus
6. sphingosine
a. estrogen
b. cephalin
c. wax
d. triacylglycerol
Compare the structures and functional groups of arachidonic acid and prostaglandin .
Describe the similarities and differences between lecithin and cephalins.
Linoleic acid is an -carbon unsaturated fatty acid with two double bonds that occur in many vegetable oils including safflower oil and poppyseed oil . Draw the line-angle formula for glyceryl trilinoleate (trilinolein).
Draw the condensed structural formula for the product of the hydrogenation of the following triacylglycerol:

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