What is the function of glycocalyx?
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What is glycocalyx?
It is a protein cover that covers or surrounds some bacterial plasma membrane, epithelium etc.
Functions of glycocalyx :-
1)It protects the plasma membrane from getting damaged by providing cushion around it.
2)It helps bacteria to adhere to the living and inert surfaces.
3)It also forms capsule around bacteria.
4)It also protects our eye cornea to get infected.
5)It helps the sperms in recognizing and binding to the eggs.
It is a protein cover that covers or surrounds some bacterial plasma membrane, epithelium etc.
Functions of glycocalyx :-
1)It protects the plasma membrane from getting damaged by providing cushion around it.
2)It helps bacteria to adhere to the living and inert surfaces.
3)It also forms capsule around bacteria.
4)It also protects our eye cornea to get infected.
5)It helps the sperms in recognizing and binding to the eggs.
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