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12555060438Ribosomessite of protein synthesis0
12555060439cell membraneA cell structure that controls which substances can enter or leave the cell.1
12555060440cell membrane functionIsolation protection Passage of materials (selective permeability) Structure of cell Storage area2
12555060441Eicosanoids (cell membrane)Compounds that have twenty carbons • when you scratch your hand, produces redness/inflammation. But inflammation does not go all over your body, only in the one area. • materials are coming from enzymes that produce cytokines that alert the body •localized -cholesterol •changes the composition of the membrane •use to produce esteroids3
12555060442Difference between nuclear and cell membraneBilayer in the nucleus Big pores: moves big materials through them Outer membrane of the nucleus extrapolates and connects to ER which produces proteins4
12555060443MitochondriaProduction of ATP Krebs cycle (catabolic) Respiration • Beta oxidation (catabolic) occurs inside mitochondria • use of data to make acetyl CoA5
12555060444Common phospholipidsPhosphatidylserine Phosphotidylcholine Phosphotidylethanolamine6
12555060445PhospholipidA molecule of glycerol Estero goes with 2 fatty acids and 1 substitute phosphate.7

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