Assertion: bilirubin | /r/CapableOf | traverse as uncharged diacid
Facets:
value: phospholipid bilayers
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Once inside the cytoplasm, bilirubin likely associates with mitochondrial membranes, as well as other organelles, as a result of high‐affinity binding to membrane lipids.36, 74, 80 Because bilirubin traverses phospholipid bilayers as the uncharged diacid species,35 the physiologic bilirubin dianion must acquire 2 protons prior to diffusion across the mitochondrial membrane.