Membrane Lipids

• Membranes contain a wide diversity of lipids, all of which are amphipathic. There are three main types of membrane lipids are phospholipids, sphingolipids, and cholesterol. The lipid bilayer provides the basic structure for cell membranes. Lipid molecules constitute 50% of the mass of most animal cell membranes. All the lipid are amphiphilic- that is they have a hydrophilic or polar end and a hydrophobic or nonpolar end.
• The most abundant membrane lipids are the phospholip…

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