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Cell Membrane Structure Functions Flashcards

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Phosphate group

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Attract water and polar solutes

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Fatty acids

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Attract lipid soluble molecules/ hydrophobic molecules or barrier to polar molecules

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Glycolipid

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Receptor/antigen/recognition

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Carbohydrate chain

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Receptor/antigen/recognition

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Glycoprotein

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Receptor/antigen/recognition

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Cholesterol

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Regulates membrane fluidity/ assists impermeability

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Peripheral protein

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To bind carbohydrates or act as a receptor of their own

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Channel protein

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Osmosis/ active transport/ diffusion

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