All of the following statements are correct about lipoproteins EXCEPT
A) they are a complex of protein, phospholipids and neutral lipids.
B) they are found in the plasma and cellular membrane.
C) they are covalent complexes of lipids and proteins.
D) the lipids and proteins are separable from one another by treatment with detergent.
E) most or all of the lipid can be removed from the protein by extraction with chloroform-methanol mixtures.

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Lipoproteins are not covalent complexes of lipids and proteins; instead, they are non-covalent assemblies where the lipid and protein components associate through hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, allowing them to be separable by detergents or solvents.

All of the Following Statements Are Correct About Lipoproteins EXCEPT