This page describes phospholipids as fat derivatives with a phosphate group and nitrogen-containing molecule replacing one fatty acid, creating an amphiphilic structure. An example given is phosphatid...This page describes phospholipids as fat derivatives with a phosphate group and nitrogen-containing molecule replacing one fatty acid, creating an amphiphilic structure. An example given is phosphatidyl ethanolamine (cephalin). These molecules are crucial for cell membranes, forming a bilayer with hydrophilic heads facing water and hydrophobic tails inward.
