Root Structure and Function

The structure of root to Perform three major function;

Absorbing water and minerals

Anchoring and supporting the plants

Storing food

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A typical membrane lipid of archaea.

Diphytanyl moieties are 8 five-carbon isoprene groups condensed end-to-end.

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Phosphate is often the limiting plant nutrient in soil, and perhaps the evolutionary pressure to conserve phosphate for more critical roles favored plants that made phosphate-free lipids.

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Galactolipids are localized in the thylakoid membranes (internal membranes) of chloroplasts; they make up 70% to 80% of the total membrane lipids of a vascular plant, and are therefore probably the most abundant membrane lipids in the biosphere. 

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Three glycolipids of chloroplast thylakoid membranes.

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The venoms of poisonous snakes contain (among other things) a class of enzymes known as phospholipases, enzymes that cause the breakdown of phospholipids

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Phosphatidylglycerol, cardiolipin, and phosphatidylinositols all are anionic phospholipids