Glycoproteins and Glycolipids
- Created by: khairaali03
- Created on: 30-11-20 18:19
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- Membrane Component
- Glycolipids
- Acts as a cell marker called an antigen
- Carbohydrate chain points out of cell
- Used by immune system to recognise cells as self or non-self
- Phospholipid with a carbohydrate chain attached to the phosphate head
- Identifies cells
- Only found in cell surface membrane
- Glycoprotein
- cell adhesion - holds cells of a tissue together
- Carbohydrate chain points out of the cell
- Carbohydrate chain binds to water - stabilises the structure of the cell surface membrane
- cell signalling - glycoprotein is a receptor for a chemical messenger
- Only found in cell surface membrane
- Binding site for transport proteins
- Intrinsic protein with a carbohydrate chain attached
- glyco = carbohydrate
- Glycolipids
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