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Selective Permeability |
A property of biological membranes that allows some substances to cross more easily than others |
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Amphipathic Molecule |
A molecule that has both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region |
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Fluid Mosaic Model |
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which envisions the membrane as an arrangement of individual protein molecules drifting laterally in a fluid bilayer of phospholipids |
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Integral Protein |
A transmembrane protein with hydrophobic regions that completely spans the hydrophobic interior of the membrane |
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Peripheral Protein |
A protein appendage loosely bound to the surface of a membrane and not embedded in the lipid bilayer |
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Glycolipids |
A lipid covalently attached to the carbohydrate |
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Glycoprotiens |
A protein covalently attached to a carbohydrate |
