Question:
How does the membrane composition among organelles, tissues, organisms vary?
Author: Shay 1vccAnswer:
• Ratio of lipid to protein varies • Type of phospholipid varies • Abundance and type of sterols varies • prokaryotes lack sterols • Cholesterol predominant in the plasma membrane, virtually absent in mitochondria • Galactolipids abundant in plant chloroplasts but almost absent in animals
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