The Na- Glucose symporter effectively transports glucose intracellularly against its concentration gradient using energy stored in the Na+ concentration gradient of the cell. The energy is derived from Glucose -Na antiporter Na+-K+-ATPase Passive Epithelial transport OH-CL antiporter

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A: Uniporter Uniporter is a transport system in which it carries a single ion or molecule. Antiporter…

Q: Describe the two types of passive transport. Explain what kind of proteins are required for each…

A: Types of passive transport :-

Q: Explain the cell response to FED, and then FASTED states, by glucose transporter (GLUT)-4. (answer…

A: Carbohydrate from food is converted to glucose by digestive enzymes which then enters the…

Q: Which of the following is true about cystic fibrosis (CF) and the CFTR transporter protein? CFTR is…

A: CFTR or cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator is a glycoprotein and belongs to the ABC…

Q: What determines the magnitude of flux across a membrane in a mediated-transport system?

A: The construction of a semipermeable plasma membrane is such that it does not allow free movements of…

Q: Provide a definition of primary active transport and describe how it works in the case of the Na/K…

A: Cell membrane is also called as plasma membrane which acts as a shield and channel of transport in…

Q: Movement of glucose in one direction across the plasma membrane of an intestinal epithelial cell,…

A: Membrane transport alludes to the assortment of systems that control the passage of solutes, for…

Q: A Transporter A Transporter B B Transporter C O Transporter D C D Electrochemical gradient: Which…

A: Sodium-dependent glucose cotransporters, also known as sodium-glucose linked transporters (SGLT),…

Q: Number of glucose carrier proteins in membrane Glucose diffusion rate (mM/sec) 300 0.0015 500…

A: INTRODUCTION Glucose carrier protein It is a facultative transport protein involved in glucose…

Q: Na-glucose transporter is an example of .32 Antiporter O facilitate diffusion O Symporter O

A: The main distinction between symport and antiport is that in symport, two molecules or ions are…

Q: #4: With regard to the Nat-Glucose Symporter (aka Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter), Which of the two…

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Q: Is the function of pump membrane direct or indirect?

A: It may be direct or indirect .

Q: Na-glucose transporter is an example of .32 Antiporter O facilitate diffusion Symporter O

A: Sodium-glucose transporter (SGLT) belongs to the family of glucose-related transporter, also known…

Q: A cell with a K+1 concentration of 0.3 eq/L, and a Na+1 concentration of 0.1 mol/L is placed into a…

A: The transport of molecules and ions across a cell membrane is an essential process for the cell to…

Q: Sucrose transport within a cell occurs down its concentration gradient. How would sucrose transport…

A: Sucrose is a large molecule, which cannot be transported easily across the membrane. Hence, require…

Q: Define tonicity and describe its relevance to passive transport.

A: Introduction : Plasma membranes are are selectively permeable and having the dual role of allowing…

Q: How is transport across the cell membrane controlled?

A: An important role of the plasma membrane is to trasnport things in and out of the cell. It basically…

Q: Glucose transporters are either open to the extracellular side or open to the intracellular side of…

A: Membrane transporters are primarily of 3 types.ChannelsPrimary active transportersSecondary active…

Q: n all human cells, there is a higher concentration of calcium ions outside of the cell than on the…

A: Various pumps in the body act to maintain cell signaling and communication. These pumps are…

Q: Clathrin- Carrier protein dependent receptor mediated endocytosis pump Involvement of multiple types…

A: Transport across the plasma membrane involves various transporters pumps and vesicle mediated…

Q: Rate of glucose transport The below graph plots the rate of glucose transport through a membrane…

A: GLUT transporters are found in various tissues and these transporters are responsible for the…

Q: The movement of glucose by itself, in one direction only, across the basal cell membrane of gut…

A: The cell membrane is a structure which protects the cell and acts as a barrier and transports the…

Q: Glucose is taken up by red blood cells by binding to a specific pocket in a membrane protein which…

A: The cell membrane allows certain molecules to pass through it. Hence it is called a semi-permeable…

Q: The contraction of cardiac muscle cells results from the increase in Ca?+ levels in the cytosol. For…

A: Digitalis is a drug obtained from the dried leaves of Digitalis purpurea and used in medicine to…

Q: Which of the following is CORRECT concerning the ABC transporter proteins? O They do not undergo…

A: ABC transporters belongs to the ATP binding cassette transporters superfamily.

Q: Why would it be advantageous for a cell to use glucose before lactose?

A: Both glucose and lactose are carbohydrates, which are used as energy source. Cells prefer glucose,…

Q: Describe active transport across the plasma membrane marking note of concentration gradient Nd…

A: Cellular transport is a very important phenomena that occurs inside the cell because there are a lot…

Q: Moves high permeability molecules down a gradient without energy Moves low permeability molecules…

A: In biology, a membrane is a thin layer that forms the outer border of a living cell or of the…

Q: What is active transport? DESCRIBE the function of Na+/K+ ATPase

A: In biochemistry, transport means the process by which a molecule (ions, protein, amino acid) is…

Q: Lactose transporter of E. coli is a well-studied proton driven cotransporter. It transports one…

A: Gibb's free energy is the energy that is available to carry out a reaction. A reaction is said to be…

Q: The Na+/glucose cotransporter in ION-GRADIENT-DRIVEN ACTIVE TRANSPORT, against its gradient.…

A: Introduction :- Primary active transport creates electrochemical gradients that store energy that…

Q: How does Na+/K+ ATPase/Pump promote osmosis across plasma membrane? How does it establish the basal…

A: The cell is the important basic and fundamental unit of life. It has the outer membrane which is…

Q: Even under isotonic conditions, there is a slow leakage of ions into animal cells. How does the…

A: Osmosis is biochemical process by which water moves from a less concentrated solution to more…

Q: Explain why Na+ is low inside cells despite a large concentration gradient inward

A: Cells can communicate via their own chemical signaling system. Different chemicals, such as hormones…