A phospholipid will laterally diffuse in a plasma membrane faster than an integral membrane protein. what is the simplest explan

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kondor19780726 [428]

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A phospholipid will laterally diffuse in a plasma membrane faster than an integral membrane protein. what is the simplest explan

ation for this phenomenon?

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Kisachek [45] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-20T15:35:00+03:00

Kisachek [45]4 years ago

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The main reason for this is based on the molecular size of the 2 material. Phospholipids are much smaller than integral proteins and thus because of this it can diffuse faster.