The Plasma Membrane
Title: The Plasma Membrane
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 843 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Plasma Membrane
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 843 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The plasma membrane consists of 40 percent of lipid molecules and 60 percent of proteins. It plays a very important role in living organisms, in which one of its main functions is to act as a barrier between the internal and the external environment of each cell. Not only that, but it also controls the chemical reactions of a cell.
In 1935, Davson and Danielli suggested that 40 percent of the lipid molecules are arranged in a ‘lipid bilayer’.
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reticulum. Mitochondria also pocess a double membrane structure. In this organelle, the outer membrane plays an important protective, selective transport role. The inner membrane is enfolded into shelf like projections called cristae (singular: Crista). This gives a large surface area for the enzymes associated with the synthesis of ATP to work on.
Overall, the plasma membrane plays a fundamental role in our cells, and without it our biological system wouldn’t be able to operate.
