In the fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane
upper layer is nonpolar and hydrophillic
Polar layer is hydrophobic
Phospholipids form a biomolecular layer in the middle
Protiens form a middle layer
As we have learned
Fluid mosaic model of Singer and Nicolson (1972) -
It is the widely accepted model. It states that the biological membranes are quasi- fluid structure in which lipid and protein are organized in a mosaic manner. According to this model, there is a layer of lipid molecule with globular protein and sterols that are arranged is different manner in different regions of the Plasma Membrane.
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