A group of BS Biology students were tasked to design and fabricate different synthetic cell membranes that could be used to simulate cellular activities of certain organisms. Below are the chemical structures of the compounds that are available to them: H2C-OH НС — ОН Но H2Č-OH myristic acid glycerol HO alpha-linolenic acid HO-P-0 OH orthophosphate HO NH2 sphingosine OH CH2OH NH3 CH2OH но ethanolamine HO. OH Но HO lactose ("point of attachment) Given these compounds, help the students assemble the structure of the lipid constituent for the cell membrane appropriate to study the following. Briefly explain your answer. (Draw the structure) a. a thermophilic bacteria thriving in a hot spring b. a hepatocyte of a sea lion in the Arctic Ocean С. a frog neurocyte

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A group of BS Biology students were tasked to design and fabricate different synthetic cell
membranes that could be used to simulate cellular activities of certain organisms. Below are the
chemical structures of the compounds that are available to them:
H2C-OH
НС — ОН
HO
H2C-OH
myristic acid
glycerol
НО
alpha-linolenic acid
HO-P-o
OH
orthophosphate
HO
NH2
sphingosine
OH
CH2OH
NH3
CH2OH
HO
ethanolamine
HO
OH
OH
OH
Но.
lactose
("point of attachment)
Given these compounds, help the students assemble the structure of the lipid constituent for the cell
membrane appropriate to study the following. Briefly explain your answer. (Draw the structure)
а.
a thermophilic bacteria thriving in a hot spring
b.
a hepatocyte of a sea lion in the Arctic Ocean
С.
a frog neurocyte
Transcribed Image Text:A group of BS Biology students were tasked to design and fabricate different synthetic cell membranes that could be used to simulate cellular activities of certain organisms. Below are the chemical structures of the compounds that are available to them: H2C-OH НС — ОН HO H2C-OH myristic acid glycerol НО alpha-linolenic acid HO-P-o OH orthophosphate HO NH2 sphingosine OH CH2OH NH3 CH2OH HO ethanolamine HO OH OH OH Но. lactose ("point of attachment) Given these compounds, help the students assemble the structure of the lipid constituent for the cell membrane appropriate to study the following. Briefly explain your answer. (Draw the structure) а. a thermophilic bacteria thriving in a hot spring b. a hepatocyte of a sea lion in the Arctic Ocean С. a frog neurocyte
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