Why cell membrane shows fluidity?
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If unsaturated fatty acids are compressed, the “kinks” in their tails push adjacent phospholipid molecules away, which helps maintain fluidity in the membrane. The ratio of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids determines the fluidity in the membrane at cold temperatures.
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Cell membrane is fluid because individual phospholipid molecules and proteins can diffuse within their monolayer and thus move around. The fluidity is affected by: The length of the fatty acid chain. Here, the shorter the chain the more fluid is the membrane.
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