How would you get atoms to form phospholipids in a lab?

Lipids are a varied group of molecules most of which are insoluble in water. Like carbohydrates, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the principal elements of lipids although the oxygen content is much reduced. Fats, phospholipids, steroids, carotenoids, and waxes are lipids. read more

They are mostly part of molecules. And to make any kind of specific molecule you design a series of chemical reactions (or in this case maybe biological processes) that result in the desired product. Based on the design of that process you choose your raw materials (which could be a mineral oil product or a bio product). read more

In humans, phospholipids are synthesized from glucose. Glucose undergoes the first few steps in glycolysis to produce dihydroxyacetone phosphate. Dihydroxyacetone then undergoes reduction and acylation to form lysophosphatidic acid. read more

True or false: Ions may form by transferring an atomic nucleus (with or without electrons) to another molecule. True For a sodium atom to become an ion with a +1 charge, it must lose one electron. read more