Although the vesicle structure itself as a whole is extremely stable, individual fatty acids within vesicles are extremely dynamic and are constantly joining and leaving the vesicle membrane. Protonated fatty acids (shown by the glowing hydrogen in the head group and the lighter colored tail) readily flip between the inner and outer leaflets of the membrane. video by Janet Iwasa at onemicron
Channels: Scientific Animations Cell Biology
Tags: fattyacid
Uploaded by: ayseni ( Send Message ) on 18-12-2007.
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