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A platelet is able to play its role in the formation of blood clot when one of the glycerophospholipids in the plasma membrane moves into the outer leaflet.(a) Phosphatidylserine(b) Phosphatidylethanolamine(c) Phosphatidylinositol(d) PhosphatidylglycerolI had been asked this question in semester exam.This question is from The Composition and Architecture of Membranes in chapter Lipids, Biological Membranes and Transport of Biochemistry

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Right choice is (a) Phosphatidylserine

Easy explanation: Only when phosphatidylserine in the PLASMA membrane moves into the outer LEAFLET is a platelet able to play its role in the FORMATION of BLOOD clot.



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