What is the difference between peripheral and integral protein membranes?

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Anuj Baskota
Oct 31, 2015

Peripheral protein is only located in the inner or outer surface of the phospholipid bilayer like floating iceberg whereas integral protein is embedded in the whole bilayer.

Integral proteins have hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas where as peripheral do not.

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