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Glycerol
A subunit of lipids, it is a simple polyol (sugar alcohol) compound
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Integral protein
Typically transmembrane proteins with hydrophobic regions that completely span the hydrophobic interior of the membrane.
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Lpids
Lipids are made of subunits, namely glycerol and fatty acids, they are not polymers
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Monosaccharide
The simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides. Also known as simple sugars, the molecular formulas of monosaccharides are generally some multiple of CH2O.
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Peripheral protein
Protein appendages loosely bound to the surface of the membrane and not embedded in the lipid bilayer.
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Phospholipid
A molecule that is a constituent of the inner bilayer of biological membranes, having a polar, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail.
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Phospholipid bilayer
membranes are composed of a phospholipid bilayer – that means there are two layers of phospholipids arranged with their hydrophobic tails shielded from the aqueous environment of the cell and the hydrophilic heads in contact with it.
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Polysaccharide
A polymer of up to over a thousand monosaccharides, formed by dehydration reactions.
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Saturated fat
Fatty acid tails with NO double bonds
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Starch
Plant Storage Polysaccharide
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Unsaturated fat
Fatty acid tails with one or more double bonds
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