The melting temperature for phospholipid membranes is stronglyimpacted by fatty acid composition and cholesterol contain. Youhave 3 different membranes. Membrane 1 is formed byphosphoglycerides with 2 chains of behenate
Name | Number of carbons | Number of double bonds |
myristate | 14 | 0 |
stearate | 18 | 0 |
linoleate | 18 | 2 |
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membrane 2 is formed by phosphoglycerides with 2 chains ofstearate and membrane 3 is formed by phosphoglycerided with 2chains of myristate. The structural properties of fatty acids aresummarized in Table below. Which membrane (1, 2 or 3) has thelowest melting temperature and which membrane has the highestmelting temperature. Explain your reasoning.
