Phospholipids
•Composition
of phospholipid molecule
–a polar head
•a
phosphate group (PO4-3) & glycerol
molecule
•can form
hydrogen bonds with water
–2 nonpolar fatty acid tails
•interact
only with lipids
–amphipathic(molecules with polar &
nonpolar parts)
•Composition
of cell membrane
–double layer of phospholipids with
tails in center