Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) is a phospholipid used in the creation of bilayers in the lab. It is also a lung surfactant. More info: [ Ссылка ]

Elements: carbon - green, hydrogen - gray, oxygen - red, nitrogen - blue, phosphorous - orange.

Notice the two long, hydrocarbon (CH) tails (green and gray) and the phosphate group head (orange and red). The tails are hydrophobic and the head is hydrophilic, creating an amphipathic molecule.

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