transport of substance Flashcards
ecf contains large amount of
sodium and chloride
icf contains large amount of
potassium and proteins
what are channel proteins?
watery spaces all the way through the molecule, allows diffusion of water and selected molecules and ions
what are carrier proteins?
they bind with molecules and have conformational change in their protein molecule then move the substance to the other side of the membrane
what is different in active transport than in normal diffusion in terms of movement across the membrane
active transport takes place with the help of carrier proteins against the concentration gradient whereas diffusion takes place through inter molecular spaces or through carrier proteins.
define diffusion interms of molecule a and b
when molecule A approaches the static molecule B, it transfers its kinetic and nuclear energy to molecule B. A slows down while molecule B gains kinetic energy
define simple diffusion in terms of movement of ions across the membrane
diffusion through membrane opening or intracellular space without interaction with carrier proteins.
rate of diffusion is determined by?
amount of substance available
the velocity of kinetic motion
number and size of membrane openings
the 2 pathways through which simple diffusion can occue
through the lipid bilayer if the molecule is lipid soluble
or through watery channels that penetrate all the way through
define vacillated diffusion ?
diffusion with the help of carrier protein
molecules that can pass through the lipid membrane are
oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and alcohols
diffusion is directly propotional of lipid soluble molecules with
the their lipid solubility
aquaporins
the pores that allow rapid movement of water through cell membrane
how water passes through lipid membrane
through channels present in proteins that penaterate all the way through the lipid bilayer.
example of water transportation in body is?
erythrocytes, water that diffuses in each direction through rbc in each second is about 100 times as great as the volume of rbc
what are pores composed of and what makes them selective
they are composed of integral cell membrane proteins that form open tubes through the membrane and are always open
the electric charge on the pore and its diameter is what it makes it selective
aquaporins are selective cause
their pores are narrow
protein channel 2 important character tics
they are selectively permeable
the can be opened or closed with the help of voltage gated channels or ligand gated channels
describe the structure of potassium channel?
tetrameric with 4 identical protein subunits surrounding a central pore. has pore loops on the top of channel pore that has selectivity filter.
what does the selectivity filter of potassium channels have ?
carbonyl oxygens
function of carbonyl o2?
it dehydrates the k+ ions and allows it to past the channel
diameter of Na channel
0.3 to 0.5 nanometer
selectivity filter of NA ions have?
negatively charged amino acids
what does the -ve charged amino acids do?
they attarcted the small dehydrated Na Ions from the surrounding hydrating water molecules.
the opening and closing of gates is operated in what two ways?
- voltage gating
2. chemical ligand gating
how chemical gating works
it works when a chemical substance (a ligand) attaches with the protein which causes a conformational change or chemical bonding change inside the protein and makes the gate open or close.
what charge on the inside makes the Na gated to be closed?
-ve on the inside
what charge on the inside makes the K+ gates to be open?
+ve charge on the inside