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(Solved): 25. Phospholipids commonly form bimolecular sheets in solutions, while free fatty acids form micell ...
25. Phospholipids commonly form bimolecular sheets in solutions, while free fatty acids form micelles. a. Draw a cartoon depiction of both a bimolecular sheet and a micelle showing the relative position of polar head group and non-polar tail(s). (3 points) b. Why is it that phospholipids or glycolipids tend to form sheets spontaneously in solution, while fatty acids spontaneously form micelles instead? (3 points) 26. Define lipid as we discussed it in class (3 points)
25 a.(image attached) 25 b. Fatty acids have one hydrophobic chain. They form micelles so that hydrophobuc parts stay away from water .In a spherical conformation there is steric hinderance within a fatty acid but t