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

Question: 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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Porins are proteins lined hydrophilic channels present in the outer membrane of plastids, mitochondria & some bacteria. They allow passage of large bio molecules, even small sized proteins as per diffusion gradient. Aqua potions are water channels for diffusion of water molecules across the plasma membrane as per osmotic gradients.


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