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A schematic depicts a phospholipid bilayer enriched in unsaturated acyl chains. Each phospholipid (PL) molecule shows a hydrophilic head (blue) and two hydrophobic fatty acid (FA) tails, several with cis double-bond kinks. In cell biology and biochemistry, this molecular assembly constitutes the plasma membrane of a cell, where unsaturated FAs decrease packing, increase membrane fluidity, and facilitate lateral diffusion, thereby supporting selective permeability and the proper function of embedded membrane proteins.
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