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colleen colleen
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12 years ago
Describe how the amphipathic nature of phospholipids leads to the formation of the phospholipid bilayer organization observed in membrane structure. Based upon this information, how would you design a drug delivery system to cross the cell membrane?
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12 years ago
Basically, student answers should include the orientation of phospholipids such that the phosphate ends are surrounded by a hydrating sphere and the hydrophobic tails sequestered within each other (giving the bilayer organization). The drugs could be placed inside phospholipid micelles that would be able to deliver the drugs by fusing with the cell membrane and releasing their contents into the cytoplasm.
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