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Why can large molecules like fats and proteins diffuse out of a cell easily?

April 26, 2017Biology CELL Diffuse EASILY fats large molecules Proteins

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Why can large molecules like fats and proteins diffuse out of a cell easily?

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Large, charged, and polar molecules can’t easily diffuse in or out of a cell. Large molecules can’t because they can’t easily fit between the molecules of the phospholipid bilayer, so they need to use either facilitated or active transport to leave or enter the cell.