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o Carbohydrates
- Present in plasma membrane
(Membrane carbs usually oligo saccharides with < 15 suger
units)
- Covalently bonded to proteins glycoproteins
- Covalently bounded to lipids
glycolipids
- On extracellular side of the plasma
membrane
1. Cell-cell
recognition
2. Cell-cell adhesion
COMPONENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Phospholipid bilayer
Cholesterol
Carbs
Glycoprotein
s
Glycolipids
FUNCTIONS
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