ABSTRACT
Although it is known that the lipid composition of cell membranes determines membrane fluidity as well as the function and activity of membrane-bound proteins and enzymes (24), it is not known what effect changes in the relative proportions of specific fatty acids of phospholipids have on the capacitive properties of membranes. The maintenance of an electrical potential across membranes is essential to cell function and survival and may be altered in severe disease states (25).
