The detergent will dissolve the phospholipid bilayer made of which class of biomolecule
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Detergents are compounds that dissolve lipids. If a cell were exposed to large concentrations of detergents, which cell part would likely suffer the greatest?
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9. Based on what you know about membranes, why do you think it is so difficult to get water-soluble medicines inside of cells? Be sure to mention "polarity" and "hydrogen bonds." (2 points) 10. Detergents are amphipathic molecules. Explain what this means. (2 points) 11. Adding high concentrations of detergents to cells will permeabilize (poke holes in) a membrane's phospholipid bilayer. This happens because individual phospholipids are removed from the membrane as a whole. a. Describe how the two parts of the detergent molecule would interact with the two parts of the phospholipid molecule. (4 points) b. If we added a high concentration of strong detergents to our beet samples, would you expect to see a high or low absorbance value at 460 nm? Explain. (4 points)
What are the differences between a phospholipid molecule and a detergent molecule? How would the structure of a phospholipid molecule need to change to make it a detergent?
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