Porins are proteins that form huge pores in the outer membranes of the plastids,mitochondria,and some bacteria. Which of the following molecules can pass through them?
- AMolecules as large as lipids
- BMolecules as large as proteins
- CBoth $(A)$ and $(B)$
- DMolecules as large as $ATP$
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