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amphipathic |
Has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts |
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transition temp |
temp at which membrane 'gels' |
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membrane fluidity |
how easily lipid molecules move within a membrane leaflet |
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scramblases |
transfer random phospholipids to other leaflet |
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flippases |
move PS and PE to cystolic leaflet |
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glycocalyx |
sugar coating around cells |
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dynamic equilibrium |
a system in a steady state due to forward and backward reactions occurring simultaneously at the same rate |
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concentration gradient |
the process of particles moving through a solution from a higher concentration to a lower one |
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Osmosis |
diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane |
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osmotic tone |
concentration of osmotically active particles |
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Turgor pressure |
pressure of cell contents against cell wall in plant and bacterial cells |
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GLUT1 will move: |
glucose but not fructose, D-glucose but not L-glucose |
