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Which enzyme is responsible for converting arachidonic acid into prostaglandins?
Which lipid class uses sphingosine as a backbone instead of glycerol?
Which enzyme is responsible for moving phospholipids from the inner leaflet to the outer leaflet of a membrane?
How do you calculate the mole ratio of lipid to protein in a membrane given their weight percentages and molecular weights?
In what way do scramblases differ from flipases and flopases in their function?
Which of the following phospholipases is responsible for cleaving the fatty acid at the sn-2 position of phospholipids?
A hydropathy plot is used to predict membrane-spanning segments in protein sequences. What is the minimum number of amino acids required in a hydrophobic region to span the membrane?
Which type of fatty acid decreases membrane fluidity due to its higher melting point?
What is the primary function of aquaporins in cellular membranes?
Consider a scenario where NaK ATPase is inhibited. Predict the immediate effect on the sodium and potassium ion concentrations inside the cell.
What role does facilitated diffusion play in the transport of glucose from intestinal epithelial cells to the bloodstream?
Which energy source is used by secondary active transport?