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Which two types of active transport move large molecules like hormones proteins and bacteria?
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What is the facilitated diffusion to assist the transport of sugar and sodium molecules?
transport proteins both are carrier proteins and channel proteins
What are functional proteins?
Storage molecules, transport molecules, and movement.
What biomolecule helps transport molecules across the membrane?
proteins
What does steroid and thyroid hormones do upon entering the blood?
attach to specific transport proteins
Why do cells need to use transport proteins function?
Some molecules are too large to pass through the cell membrane without transport proteins.
Why do steroid hormones need a transport protein to circulate with blood?
Steroid hormones are "lipophilic" (they are fatty molecules which do not dissolve in water.) They would not normally dissolve very well in blood. Proteins are "hydrophilic" and do dissolve in water. Transport proteins bind to steroid hormones and allow dissolution in blood; they also serve to keep most of the hormone molecules inactive until needed.
What are 3 functions of proteins?
Transport. Antibodies. Hormones.
What are the protein molecules in a cell membrane that assist in cell transport?
Protein molecules are responsible for membrane transport. In passive transport diffusion is the phenomenon in which molecules flow naturally from areas of high concentration to lower concentrations.
What group of bio molecules do hormones belong to?
proteins
What group of bio-molecules do hormones belong to?
proteins
What is the facilitated diffusion to assist the transport of sugar and sodium molecules?
transport proteins both are carrier proteins and channel proteins
What are functional proteins?
Storage molecules, transport molecules, and movement.
What is used in facilitated diffusion to assist transport of sugar and sodium molecules?
transport proteins both are carrier proteins and channel proteins
What protein classes are not found as membrane proteins - identity markers or receptors or transport channels or enzymes or hormones?
Hormones are not found as membrane proteins.
What biomolecule helps transport molecules across the membrane?
proteins
Why are transport proteins important?
Transport proteins are important because they carry proteins which move molecules from one place to another around the body.
What are proteins found in cell membranes that transport large molecules?
carrier molecules
