Let us learn about cell membrane,
Phospholipids are amphipathic, and have hydrophilic and hydrophobic character in the same molecule. Interactions with water cause the phospholipids to form a bilayer, with hydrophobic fatty acid tails inside the bilayer and hydrophilic groups exposed to water.
This basic structure makes the membrane a barrier to hydrophilic molecules. The interior of the membrane is fluid, with a viscosity about equal to olive oil. Cholesterol in membranes alters fluidity.
Proteins of membranes are divided into two general classes:
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