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Lipid rafts are patches of cholesterol and ________________(a) carbohydrates(b) amino acids(c) lipids(d) sphingolipidsI have been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.I want to ask this question from Cellular Membranes topic in section Cellular Membranes of Cell Biology

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The correct answer is (d) sphingolipids

The EXPLANATION is: LIPID rafts are the patches of cholesterol and sphingolipids. When membrane lipids are EXTRACTED from the MEMBRANES to synthesize ARTIFICIAL membranes in vitro, cholesterol and sphingolipids tend to self-assemble.



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