You Have a Planar Bilayer at a Relatively Warm Temperature

question 5

Multiple Choice

You have a planar bilayer at a relatively warm temperature. After testing the permeability of this membrane to glucose, you increase the quantity of cholesterol in the bilayer. What will happen?

• A) You can't predict the outcome. You simply have to make the measurement.
• B) Permeability to glucose will stay the same.
• C) Permeability to glucose will increase.
• D) Permeability to glucose will decrease.

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