UNSATURATED CIS - FATTY ACID INCREASE FLUIDITY OFMEMBRANE

MOLECULARSTRUCTURE

• UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS HAVE DOUBLE BOND, INTRODUCING KINKS IN THE STRUCTURE.

EFFECTSOFPACKAGING

• THESE KINKS DISRUPT CLOSE PACKAGING OF LIPID MOLECULE IN THE MEMBRANE.

RESULATANT MEMBRANE FLUIDITY

• DISRUPTED P ACKAGING INCREASES THE FLUIDITY OF THE MEMBRANE

BIOLOGICAL IMPACT

• ENHANCED MEMBRANE FLUIDITY IS CRUCIAL FOR VARIOUS CELLULAR PROCESSES INCLUDING DYNAMIC MOVEMENT OF PROTEIN AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORT OF MOLECULES ACROSS THE CELL MEMBRANE