Predict which of the following lipid characteristics would be most important to form the best liposomes for delivering a drug into a cell

A) It contains a carbon ring structure similar to that in cholesterol.
B) It is linked to mannose
C) It is short and polar like glycerol.
D) It is amphipathic.
E) It has three fatty acid chains like a triglyceride.


Answer: D

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c. Group II
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a. 1
b. 5
c. 6
d. 9
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