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Membrane lipids (2025)

Lipids are important components of biological membranes. The membrane lipids are amphipathic: part of the molecule is hydrophilic, and part of the molecule is hydrophobic. Membrane lipids may be classified as phospholipids, glycolipids or steroids. They are highly diverse in structure, and the distribution of different lipids varies according to the organism, the temperature of the environment and the type of cell....

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