1.1 Which of the following statements is true for the chemical depicted below? CH,-CH2-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH, +1 CH;-N-CH3 CH,-CH,-CH2-CH,-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH; A) it has unsaturated hydrocarbon chains B) this molecule is a cationic lipid C) this molecule readily dissolves in water D) this molecule could be useful for carrying nucleic acids into cells

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1.1 Which of the following statements is true for the chemical depicted below?
CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH2-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH2-CH2-CH,-CH3
CH3-N-CH3
CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH2-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH3
A) it has unsaturated hydrocarbon chains
B) this molecule is a cationic lipid
c) this molecule readily dissolves in water
D) this molecule could be useful for carrying nucleic acids into cells
Transcribed Image Text:1.1 Which of the following statements is true for the chemical depicted below? CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH2-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH2-CH2-CH,-CH3 CH3-N-CH3 CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH2-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH,-CH3 A) it has unsaturated hydrocarbon chains B) this molecule is a cationic lipid c) this molecule readily dissolves in water D) this molecule could be useful for carrying nucleic acids into cells
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