MBB 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Inta, Hydrolysis, Enzyme

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Ion channels: a highly selective pore lined with hydrophilic atoms. Most ion channels are gated and therefore are not constantly open, however they open and close in response to a. In the cell, potassium (k+) ions are bound to water (h2o) however as they. Enter the selectivity filter section of a ion channel they become unbound to. Water and become coordinated to the channel carbonyl oxygen"s, allowing it to easily pass. In the cell, sodium (na+) ions are smaller and therefore cannot coordinate as well as potassium ions with oxygen and therefore in the pore it has less interactions with the carbonyl oxygen"s, and thus cannot pass through. This means that this specific ion channel is only selective to potassium (k+) ions. Porins: a class of proteins which contain molecules (beta barrels) which form channels that allow the passage of. Aquaporins are a type of porin which allows for the rapid passage of water through the membrane.

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