Glycolipids

• What is glycolipid made of?


  A carbohydrate covalently bonded with a lipid.
• How are glycolipids positioned in the membrane?


  They're embedded but the carbohydrate portion extends from the phospholipid into the watery environment outside the cell .
• What are the functions of glycolipids?

  Acts as recognition sites.

  Helps maintain the stability of the membrane.

  Help cells attach to one another and so form tissues.