Class 11 Biology - Chapter Transport in Plants NCERT Solutions | What are porins? What role do they play

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 11th Biology - Chapter Transport in Plants. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 1, Question 2: what are porins what role do they play in diffusi....
Question 2

What are porins? What role do they play in diffusion?

Answer

Porins are types of proteins which form pores of large sizes in the outer membranes of plastids such as chloroplast, mitochondria and the membranes in bacteria. They help in facilitating the passive transport of small-sized protein molecules.

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