An important group of peripheral membrane proteins are enzymes such as the phospholipases that cleave the head groups of phospholipids. What properties must these enzymes exhibit?
A) resistance to degradation
B) independence from cofactor interaction
C) water solubility
D) lipid solubility
E) membrane-spanning domains

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Phospholipases are enzymes that cleave the head groups of phospholipids at the membrane interface. They must be water-soluble to interact with the aqueous environment outside the lipid bilayer where the head groups of phospholipids are located.

An Important Group of Peripheral Membrane Proteins Are Enzymes Such