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Download Solution PDFIn which year did E Gorter and F Grendel make a breakthrough by examining the surface area of lipids and concluded that the lipid surface surrounding cells must be of two layers?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1925.
Key Points
- Langmuir Trough Experiment:-
- E Gorter and F Grendel made a breakthrough by examining the surface area of lipids and concluded that the lipid surface surrounding cells must be of two layers in the year 1925.
- Their experiment involved extracting lipids from red blood cells and then spreading them out on a water surface to form a monolayer.
- They then measured the area of the monolayer and found that it was twice the area of the surface area of the red blood cells.
- This led them to conclude that the lipid bilayer model of the cell membrane must be correct.
- Gorter and Grendel's work was a major breakthrough in the understanding of cell structure and function.
- It helped to establish the lipid bilayer model of the cell membrane, which is still the accepted model today.
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