Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. **UNSATURATED CIS - FATTY ACID INCREASE FLUIDITY OFMEMBRANE** //**MOLECULARSTRUCTURE**// * UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS HAVE DOUBLE BOND, INTRODUCING KINKS IN THE STRUCTURE. //**EFFECTSOFPACKAGING**// * THESE KINKS DISRUPT CLOSE PACKAGING OF LIPID MOLECULE IN THE MEMBRANE. //**RESULATANT MEMBRANE FLUIDITY**// * DISRUPTED P ACKAGING INCREASES THE FLUIDITY OF THE MEMBRANE //**BIOLOGICAL IMPACT**// * ENHANCED MEMBRANE FLUIDITY IS CRUCIAL FOR VARIOUS CELLULAR PROCESSES INCLUDING DYNAMIC MOVEMENT OF PROTEIN AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORT OF MOLECULES ACROSS THE CELL MEMBRANE {{ :img_4094.jpeg?400 |}}