lipid molecule
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lipid
noun[C]
uk/ˈlɪp.ɪd/us/ˈlɪp.ɪd/
a substance such as a fat, oil, or wax that dissolves in alcohol but not in water and is an important part of ...
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molecule
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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This phase has a lower area perlipidmoleculeand a greater membrane thickness (a2).
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Dolichol is alipidmoleculecomposed of repeating isoprene units.
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The early assembly of simple lipid molecules due to wave actions of primordial shores will be also considered.
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As a result of the (autocatalytic) production of lipid molecules the micelles grow, become unstable, and eventually divide.
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Which aspect, then, of the lipid molecules is responsible for the two-dimensionality?
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For clarity, some lipid molecules were removed from the front view.
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It can be expected that including electronic polarization from the protein, water and lipid molecules, will be needed to reach quantitative agreement with experiment.
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The lipid molecules have a specific space in between them, preventing the bilayer from any changes.
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Because it is made of lipid molecules, the plasma membrane intrinsically has a high electrical resistivity, in other words a low intrinsic permeability to ions.
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They are surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer composed of several different lipid molecules.
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A cell membrane consists of a layer of lipid molecules with larger protein molecules embedded in it.
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The lipid molecules of the two bilayers rearrange themselves and the two membranes are, thus, fused.
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It means the lipid molecules are free to diffuse and exhibit rapid lateral diffusion along the layer in which they are present.
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The proteins serve to emulsify the lipid molecules.
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In this model, the cell membrane surface is modeled as a two-dimensional fluid-like lipid bilayer where the lipid molecules can move freely.
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Lipofectamine's cationic lipid molecules are formulated with a neutral co-lipid (helper lipid).
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Like all animal cells, the cell body of every neuron is enclosed by a plasma membrane, a bilayer of lipid molecules with many types of protein structures embedded in it.
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Double layer of lipid molecules that encloses all cells, and, in eukaryotes, many organelles; may be a single or double lipid bilayer; also includes associated proteins.
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