The membrane bilayer has unique properties based on its composition. Which of the following describe(s) this characteristic? Covalent bonding between neighboring fatty acid chains helps to stabilize bilayers, making them more rigid. Ether lipids are correlated to the presence of membrane rafts, giving specific areas of a bilayer unique function. Eicosanoids are stored in the biological membranes of higher organisms for the purpose of mediating permeability. ABC transporter proteins like the MDR transporter are used to remove fatty acid chains from membrane lipids. Lateral diffusion of lipids in the membrane must be mediated by protein activity. The lipid composition of a membrane bilayer will not be affected by temperature changes. More than one of these are true. None of these is true. Triacylglycerols are found in the bilayers of higher organisms.
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Covalent bonding between neighboring fatty acid chains helps to stabilize bilayers, making them more rigid. - This statement is false. There is no covalent bonding between fatty acid chains in the bilayer; instead, they are held together by hydrophobic Show more…
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