Q. The thickness of unit membrane is

A) 20Å
B) 35Å
C) 55Å
D) 75Å
Explanation

The unit membrane, described by J David Robertson, was considered as 75 Å thick trilaminar (3 layered membrane). According to his unit membrane or trilaminar model, unit membrane consists of 35Å thick bimolecular phospholipid layer between two protein layers, each with 20Å thickness.

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