Why can't a triglyceride form plasma membranes?

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Why can't a triglyceride form plasma membranes?

Explain why

2007-10-23 15:14:34 · 2 answers · asked by bumblebee 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Triglyceride does not have the phosphate group. Phospholipid is triglyceride with the phosphate group, so that one end is hydrophilic and the other hydrophobic. The hydrophobic end stays inside the lipid bilayer, and the hydrophilic end stay outside. Triglyceride can not form a lipid bilayer.

2007-10-23 15:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Triglyceride Form

2016-12-18 12:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋