BI110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aquaporin, Membrane Transport, Membrane Potential

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21 Dec 2016
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Hydrophobic nature of membranes restricts free movement of many molecules and substances essential for life. Passive transport: movement of substance across a membrane without need to expend chemical energy such as atp. Diffusion: net movement of substance from region of higher to lower concentration. Primary mechanism of solute movement within a cell and between cellular compartments separated by a membrane. Rate of diffusion depends on the concentration difference on two sides of membrane, or concentration gradient. The bigger the gradient, faster the diffusion rate. Simple diffusion: passive transport of substances across lipid portion of membranes with their concentration gradients. Large or charged molecules may be strongly impeded from crossing membranes. Membrane permeable to water but not to solute(sugar) Equilibrium reached when concentration is equal on both sides. Water molecules move across membrane to equalize concentration on both sides are the same even though liquid level is different.

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