BIO200H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Endoplasmic Reticulum, Glycocalyx, Partition Coefficient

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28 Oct 2014
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Absorption is a problem because of the barriers that surround our body. Cell structure: whole cell is surrounded by plasma membrane which is a phospholipid bilayer. Not porous and water soluble molecules cannot penetrate it. Only high partition coefficient molecules can pass through it: nucleus is surrounded by nuclear membrane. Is porous and water soluble molecules move through it easily. Only barrier to drugs is plasma membrane outside, and no barrier inside the cell. Nuclear membranes are no barrier to low partition coefficient molecules (water soluble). Both low and high partition coefficient molecules can penetrate this membrane: a lot of fats in liver are broken down by proteins in endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes break down things, golgi bodies transport substances. Plasma membrane: membrane composition: lipid and protein are important components. Starting from the extracellular, meet the phospholipid bilayer. Two phosphate heads, so heads on outside and inside of cell.

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