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why should the triacylgycerol should be insignificant component of plasma membrane?

why should the triacylgycerol should be insignificant component of plasma membrane?

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Muhammad Asim Lodhi
28 Points
3 years ago
Lipids that form bilayers are amphipathic; they have a polar headgroup and nonpolar acyl chains. Triacylglycerols lack a polar headgroup, so they cannot orient themselves to form a bilayer (To form a bilayer, the non-polar acyl chains of triglycerides would have to be buried in the interior, and the glycerol moiety would have to be at the surface in contact with the water.)

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