Biological Membranes Flashcards
What is the purpose of integral transmembrane proteins?
The control the access of inorganic ions, vitamins and nutrients. Also exit of drugs and the exit of waste products.
What is the concentration levels of K,Na,and Ca in the cytoplasm?
The concentration of K=140, Na= 10 and Ca= 10^-4 mmol/L.
What is the concentration levels of K,Na,and Ca outside the cell?
The concentration of K=5, Na= 145 and Ca= 1-2 mmol/L.
what is the driving force (indirectly or directly) for transport of ions?
ATP
Small non polar and uncharged molecules pas through the membrane via?
simple difussion
The term downhill refers to movement of?
Molecules moving along the concentration gradient from high to low concentration
The interior of the phospolipid bilayer is?
Hydrophobic
The term partition coeficcient refers to?
Transport of molecules between oil and water
what kind of proteins control movement of water across the membrane ?
Channel proteins.
what is the name of the channel protein gene in water?
Aquaporin -2
Neprogenic diabetes insipidus is characterized by?
excessive urination. Without the hyperglycemia characteristics of diabetes mellitus.
mutation in which gene gives as result NEPHROGENIC DIABITIS INSIPIDUS?
Aquaporin-2
Antibiotics act as what kind of carrier?
Ionophores
Ionophores carriers are?
Carriers that are bound to an ion to pass across the membrane. only down their electrochemical gradient.
Mention a typical example of mobile ion carrier?
VALINOMYCIN
The carrier type NIGERICIN and MONENSIN exchange what kind of ions respectively?
K, Na AND H
IONOMYCIN and A23187 are what kind of ionophores?
Ca^2+ Only
B-helical Gramicidin A makes transmembrane channel that allows movement of?
monovalent cations ( H, Na and K)
Polyene antibiotics AMPHOTERICIN B and NYSTATIN are active againts?
YEAST. Use for treatment of topical infections of fungal origin
What are other names for transporters?
Porters, permeases, translocases or carrier proteins
what are the two transport system mechanism?
facilitated diffusion and active transport
what is facilitated diffusion?
Movement down concentration gradient and does not required energy
what is active transport?
Movement uphill, against their concentration gradient
T/F The rate of facilitated diffusion is lower than that of simple diffusion ?
FALSE