Multiple choice

Based on the structural insights of the following compounds, mark the one that does not fit in the group of amphipathic compounds.

  1. Oleic acid

  2. Phosphatidylcholine

  3. Cholesterol

  4. Succinate
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Explanation

Oleic acid and cholesterol are uncharged species but have components, which are hydrophobic and others which are hydrophillic. Phosphatidylcholine has a +ve charge on N and a -ve on P, which makes it an amphipathic compound.

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