(A) List Three Different Major Components of Eukaryotic Membranes

question 77

Short Answer

(a) List three different major components of eukaryotic membranes. (b) When a preparation of mitochondrial membranes was treated with high salt (0.5 M NaCl), it was observed that 40% of the total protein in this preparation was solubilized. What kind of membrane proteins are in this soluble extract, and what forces normally hold them to the membrane? (c) What kind of proteins constitute the insoluble 60%, and what forces hold these proteins in the membrane?

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