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  • 21-10-2020
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Why doesn’t the sugar cross the cell membrane and diffuse the way the way does?

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  • 21-10-2020

Answer:

Although glucose can be more concentrated outside of a cell, it cannot cross the lipid bilayer via simple diffusion because it is both large and polar. To resolve this, a specialized carrier protein called theglucose transporter will transferglucose molecules into the cell to facilitate its inward diffusion.

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