Lactose Permease: Difference between revisions
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transport mechanism used is an active co-transport that uses the inwardly directed H+ | transport mechanism used is an active co-transport that uses the inwardly directed H+ | ||
electrochemical gradient as its driving force. As a result, the lactose is accompanied from | electrochemical gradient as its driving force. As a result, the lactose is accompanied from | ||
the periplasm to the cytoplasm of the cell by an H+ proton. | the periplasm to the cytoplasm of the cell by an H+ proton.<ref name="A. Green, et. | ||
al.">[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/275/30/23240]</ref> | |||
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it is brought into cells in the digestive system by the protein Lactose Permease. Here it is | it is brought into cells in the digestive system by the protein Lactose Permease. Here it is | ||
broken down into its monosaccharide subunits by the enzyme lactase so it may be used in the | broken down into its monosaccharide subunits by the enzyme lactase so it may be used in the | ||
process of cellular respiration. | process of cellular respiration.<ref name="Gilda G">[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/275/30/23240]</ref> | ||
===Structure of Lactose Permease=== | ===Structure of Lactose Permease=== | ||