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Meaning of peripheral membrane protein | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of a class of proteins that adhere only temporarily to the biological membrane with which they are associated.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“2000. Lodish H, Berk A, Zipursky SL, et al. Molecular Cell Biology. 4th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman; 2000. Section 3.4, Membrane Proteins. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21570/ Peripheral membrane proteins, or extrinsic proteins, do not interact with the hydrophobic core of the phospholipid bilayer.”

“Peripheral membrane proteins can attach to the surface of the plasmalemma by ionic interactions with an integral protein, another peripheral membrane protein, or by interaction with the polar head groups of the phospholipids.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

peripheral nervous system peripheral neuropathy peripheral oxygen saturation peripheral vision peripheralism peripheralist