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exoplasmic face — the surface of a biomembrane directed away from the cytoplasm. In the plasma membrane it faces the extracellular environment; in organelles it faces the lumen. For structures having a double membrane, it is the surface facing the space between… … Medical dictionary
Flippase — Flippases (rarely, flipases) are enzymes located in the membrane responsible for aiding the movement of phospholipid molecules between the two leaflets that compose a cell s membrane (transverse diffusion). Their existence was predicted in 1972… … Wikipedia
Disulfide bond — In chemistry, a disulfide bond (Br.E. disulphide bond) is a covalent bond, usually derived by the coupling of two thiol groups. The linkage is also called an SS bond or disulfide bridge. The overall connectivity is therefore R S S R. The… … Wikipedia
Membrane protein — Crystal structure of Potassium channel KvAP. Calculated hydrocarbon boundaries of the lipid bilayer are indicated by red and blue dots. A membrane protein is a protein molecule that is attached to, or associated with the membrane of a cell or an… … Wikipedia
Asialoglycoprotein — If terminal sialic acid residues are removed from glycoproteins, the resulting proteins are known as asialoglycoproteins. These are transmembrane proteins where the amino terminal is cytosolic and the carboxyl terminal is exoplasmic.These… … Wikipedia
Phosphatidylcholine — Phosphatidylcholines (PC) are a class of phospholipids that incorporate choline as a headgroup. They are a major component of biological membranes and can be easily obtained from a variety of readily available sources such as egg yolk or soy… … Wikipedia
Glycolipid — recognition.They occur where a carbohydrate chain is associated with phospholipids on the exoplasmic surface of the cell membrane. The carbohydrates are found on the outer surface of all eukaryotic cell membranes. They extend from the… … Wikipedia
Sphingomyelin — Sphingomyelin(SPH) is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous myelin sheath which surrounds some nerve cell axons. It usually consists of phosphorylcholine and ceramide. In humans SPH represents 85% of… … Wikipedia
Glycerophospholipid — Glycerophospholipids or phosphoglycerides are glycerol based phospholipids. They are the main component of biological membranes.tructuresThe term glycerophospholipid signifies any derivative of sn glycero 3 phosphoric acid that contains at least… … Wikipedia
TGF beta 2 — Transforming growth factor beta 2 (TGF β2) is a secreted protein known as a cytokine that performs many cellular functions and has a vital role during embryonic development (alternative names: Glioblastoma derived T cell suppressor factor, G TSF … Wikipedia
