Membranes

Question 0

What are integral proteins?

Answer 0

Proteins that can’t be washed from the membrane.

Question 1

What are peripheral proteins?

Answer 1

Proteins that are easily removed from membranes in the laboratory using ionic washes.

Question 2

Name some functions of membrane proteins.

Answer 2

Passive transport proteins;
Active transport proteins;
Enzymes; Cell- cell recognition;
Receptor proteins;
Attachment proteins.