Multiple choice

Plasma membranes are the interface of the cell. Therefore, they have some specialised components that take care of the recognition and identification. The recognition responsibility of the plasma membrane lies with

  1. protein portion of glycoproteins

  2. carbohydrate portion of glycoproteins

  3. Both protein and carbohydrate portions of glycoproteins

  4. Sphingosine region of sphingolipids

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Carbohydrates are the sole biochemical structures which are employed for recognition or identification purpose in biological systems, be it Lectins for adhesions or blood group typing. The whole field of glycobiology deals with carbohydrates and their properties.