123k views
5 votes
How do fatty acids travel through a cell membrane?

User Arunes
by
6.7k points

1 Answer

7 votes

Answer:

Transport of long-chain fatty acids across the cell membrane has long been thought to occur by passive diffusion. However, in recent years there has been a fundamental shift in understanding, and it is now generally recognized that fatty acids cross the cell membrane via a protein-mediated mechanism

Step-by-step explanation:

Hope it helps

User Thomas Dondorf
by
6.1k points