Why are glycoproteins said to be peripheral?

They are said to be in peripheral because they are in the extracellular side and they are mostly involved with the inter cellular recognition and to be able to protect as they are serves as a protective coat, they also are responsible of maintaining the membrane’s asymmetry.

explanation:

carbohydrates: (starches and sugars) composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

lipids: (fats, oils, and waxes) are made of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

nucleic acids: contain hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus. they are polymers of nucleotides. a nucleotide has three parts, a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate     (-po⬇️4) group, and a nitrogenous base.

proteins: made up of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. they are polymers of amino acids.