Question

what kind of memebrane lipids are unquie to the archea species ?

Answer 1

The composition of the phospholipid bilayer is distinct in archaea when compared to bacteria and eukaryote.

in archaea isoprenoids hydrocarbon side chains are linked via an ether bond to the sn- glycerol 1 phosphate backbone.

the unit membrane lipids of archaea have been implicated not only in the survival and adaptation of the organism to extreme environments but also to form the basis of the membrane composition of the last universal common ancestor.

In nature diverse range of archaeal lipids is found the most common are the diether and the tetra of ether lipids that form of monolayer.