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3 Selectively permeable to
3.
allow molecule exchange
with the environment
Require
q pprotein-mediated
transport across the lipid
bilayer
Biomembrane Structure
A fatty acid
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Major phospholipids in animal cell membranes
O P=O
O
H H
CH2
H C C
O
O polar
C=O
O=C
CH2 H2C
H2C
CH2 non-polar
CH2 H2C
CH2
H2C
CH2 H2C
CH2
H2C
CH2 H2C
H2C CH
CH2
CH
H2C
CH2 H2C
CH2
H2C
CH2 H2C
CH2
H2C
CH3 H2C
CH2
H2C
CH3
Phospholipids are Building Blocks of Cellular Membranes
The hydrophilic head group and hydrophobic tails are the keys to phospholipid
function.
Lipid bilayer
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Membrane proteins can be glycosylated
=
Electrical charge difference across plasma membrane
Cytoplasmic side of membrane negative, fluid outside membrane is positive
Since opposite charges tend to move toward each other, a membrane stores energy
by holding opposite charges apart (like a battery)
Tracing the origin of the energy of the
membrane
b potential:
t ti l
Solar energy
converted to sugar by plants
converted byy glycolysis
g y y to ATP
converted to concentration gradient by
NaK ATPase ((sodium/potassium
p ppump)
p)
converted to voltage by passive K+ transport
((channels)) across a selectivelyy permeable
p cell
membrane
Gt = RT lln (C2/Cl) + Zf
G
where Z is the charge on the ion, F is the Faraday constant
(96,480 J/V .mol), and is the transmembrane electrical
potential
t ti l (in
(i volts).
lt ) Eukaryotic
E k ti celis
li typically
t i ll have
h
electrical potentials across their plasma membranes of the
order of 0.05 to 0.1 V, so the second term of the equation
can be a significant contribution to the total free-energy
change for transporting an ion. Most cells maintain ion
gradients larger than tenfold across their plasma or
intracellular membranes,, and for manyy cells and tissues,,
active transport is therefore a major energy-consuming
process.