How does the structure of a plasma membrane depend on the amphiphilic nature of phospholipids?

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Denzel Ortega

2 February, 02:05

How does the structure of a plasma membrane depend on the amphiphilic nature of phospholipids?

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Maximilian · Answer 1

the structure of a plasma membrane depend on the amphiphilic nature of phospholipids by the amphiphilic molecules arrange themselves into a bilayer, with their hydrophilic phosphate-containing heads facing the water on each side of the membrane and their hydrophobic tails directed twd the center, avoiding water.