Biology A-Level
Role of membrane proteins
What Role of membrane proteins means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Carrier or channel proteins allow facilitated diffusion down a gradient, aquaporin channel proteins carry water in osmosis, and carrier proteins use ATP in active transport.
Topics that use Role of membrane proteins
- Biological membranes (OCR A-Level)
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