Carrier proteins
What Carrier proteins means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Proteins in the cell membrane of gut lining cells that bind the sugar and use energy from ATP to change shape and transfer it into the blood.
Proteins in the membrane that use energy to change shape and transfer the substance across the membrane.
Topics that use Carrier proteins
- Active transport (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Active transport
- Active transport against a concentration gradient
- Cell respiration
- Concentration gradient
- Diffusion
- Direction of movement relative to concentration gradients
- Energy requirements and carrier proteins
- Mineral ions and healthy plant growth
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