a: integral proteins ~
b: icebergs

What:

"The peripheral proteins literally float on the surface of 'sea' of the phospholipid molecules, whereas the integral proteins are like icebergs, almost completely submerged in the hydrophobic region."


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Writer: Pankaja Naik
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Date: Dec 19 2014 10:00 AM


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