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October 11, 2022 • 22:11 pm 30 points
  • CSIR NET
  • Life Sciences

Unsaturated was decreasing the fluidity increase the fluidity of plasma membrane

unsaturated was decreasing the fluidity increase the fluidity of plasma membrane

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    Membrane fluidity is affected by fatty acids. More specifically, whether the fatty acids are saturated or unsaturated has an effect on membrane fluidity. Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain, and the maximum amount of hydrogen. The absence of double bonds decreases fluidity, making the membrane very strong and stacked tightly. Unsaturated fatty acids have at least one double bond, creating a "kink" in the chain. The double bond increases fluidity.

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