Phospholipid
Phospholipids are lipid molecules which have a phosphate group attached.
They are highly abundant in cell membranes, where they form a lipid bilayer, due to the amphiphatic nature of their hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails.[1]
References
- ↑ Alberts et al. (2002) Molecular Biology Of The Cell, 4th edition, New York: Garland Science. p62