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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: khadra on 14/12/2010 11:30:04

Title: Are lipids soluble in water?
Post by: khadra on 14/12/2010 11:30:04

khadra asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Where are the water-loving heads of the lipids found?

What do you think?

Title: Are lipids soluble in water?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 14/12/2010 11:58:59

Natural phospholipids have a water loving or hydrophilic phosphate 'head' and two hydrophobic ('water hating') 'tails' which are just hydrocarbon chains.

Title: Are lipids soluble in water?
Post by: bobj14 on 09/01/2011 20:45:23

Quote from: Chemistry4me on 14/12/2010 11:58:59

Natural phospholipids have a water loving or hydrophilic phosphate 'head' and two hydrophobic ('water hating') 'tails' which are just hydrocarbon chains.

These make up the cell membranes in animals.