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Describe the proteins of plasma membrane.

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Plasma membrane consists of two types of proteins that floats in the fluid phospholipid layer:
(i) Intrinsic proteins: They completely cover the lipid bilayer.
(ii) Extrinsic proteins: They occur either on the outer surface or on the inner surface of the lipid membrane.

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