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These are notes for MATSEC A-level Biology about the cell membrane and transport across the membrane.

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topic 2 : cell membrane
Plasma membrane :




Only allows specific substances through
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Passes messages from external environment to cell 's interior





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Functions :




between internal and external environments of cells
Boundary



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↳ continuous double layer of phospholipid molecules makes
boundary
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communicates with other cells
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Regulars exchange substances in and out of the cell .
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chemical reactions occur on it
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Receptor site for recognising stimuli





this space

Not only semi permeable but differentially used for
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permeable : communication



Only allows certain molecules through
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cell maintains its internal order irrespective of changes in the environment




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eg substances may need to be imported / exported from the cell depending on its
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metabolic activity

This allows the cell to exercise control over the quantum timing and rat of movement





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of these molecules .




Plasma membrane is :




differentially permeable all work
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↳ allows the
rapid entry of some molecules and the gradual or slow entry together
other molecules .
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Transmembrane proteins ( integral / intrinsic) Glycolipids
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cell to cell attachment
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↳ impermeable to charged ions Glycoproteins :


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↳ transports ions self-recognition leg :MHC proteins
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the ions that pass
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Receptors
↳ binds to hormones and neurotransmitters

, the lipid part of the membrane
The membrane has non polar portions containing lipids and a proof is that organic solvents

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( except alcohol and ether) penetrate membranes more readily than water




Polar groups molecules possess
or an uneven distribution of charge and are hydrophilic
( have an affinity for water ) .




Non polar groups or molecules are hydrophobic ( do not mix with water )
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Phospholipids are amphi thetic ( molecule which has hydrophilic and hydrophobic
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parts ) They are the most common lipids
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↳ are
spread over the surface of water
↳ arrange themselves into a single layer
↳ the non -




polar hydrophobic tails project out of the water
↳ the polar hydrophilic heads lie in

It present in large enough amounts particles called micelles are formed
phospholipids are





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and the hydrophobic tails project inwards away from the water forming a bilayer
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↳ the basic structure
of a cell membrane
Detergents that are amphi the tic and also form micelle penetrate the bilayer and dissolve the





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phospholipids .




↳ can move in three ways :



lateral diffusion (sideways )
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rotation
3
flip flop (shifting place) .





arrangement
stay intact when the cells move
the cell will





hydrophobic tails stop the passage of water soluble substances making the cell
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membrane selectively permeable .




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The cell membrane is badly damaged with polar solvent .




↳ acetone ethanol and other solvents denature
, proteins by disturbing hydrogen bonds
and hydrophilic Van der Waal interactions ?
↳ holes form in the cell membrane
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