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Membrane Structure and Function: Lipids, Proteins, and Transport, Quizzes of Biochemistry

Louisiana State University (LSU) - System Office Biochemistry

Definitions and terms related to the composition and function of cell membranes, including the structure of lipids and proteins, the concept of membrane permeability, and various transport mechanisms. Topics covered include micelles, bilayers, liposomes, membrane lipids, membrane proteins, facilitated diffusion, primary active transport, secondary active transport, and carrier transporters.

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TERM 1

Composition of Membranes: Fatty Acid + H2O

makes

DEFINITION 1

micelle

TERM 2

Permeability

DEFINITION 2

Ethanol more permeable than Na+ (crosses membrane

without any transporter)

O2 more permeable than proteins

O2 more permeable than tRNA

TERM 3

Liposome

DEFINITION 3

artificial membrane

TERM 4

Membrane lipids form what in H2O

DEFINITION 4

bilayer

TERM 5

Daunorubicin

DEFINITION 5

Kaposi's sarcoma (seen in patients with HIV/AIDS)

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Composition of Membranes: Fatty Acid + H2O

makes

micelle

TERM 2

Permeability

DEFINITION 2

Ethanol more permeable than Na+ (crosses membrane

without any transporter)

O2 more permeable than proteins

O2 more permeable than tRNA

TERM 3

Membrane Structure and Function: Lipids, Proteins, and Transport, Quizzes of Biochemistry

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Composition of Membranes: Fatty Acid + H2O

makes

micelle

TERM 2

Permeability

DEFINITION 2

Ethanol more permeable than Na+ (crosses membrane

without any transporter)

O2 more permeable than proteins

O2 more permeable than tRNA

TERM 3

Liposome

DEFINITION 3

artificial membrane

TERM 4

Membrane lipids form what in H2O

DEFINITION 4

bilayer

TERM 5

Daunorubicin

DEFINITION 5

Kaposi's sarcoma (seen in patients with HIV/AIDS)

Amphotericin B

used to treat fungal infections

binds to ergosterol -> holes

TERM 7

Protein

DEFINITION 7

transport and communication

TERM 8

Lipids: barrier that defines

cell

DEFINITION 8

Impermeable to charged and polar molecules

Asymmetric - PI, PS inside surface of plasma membrane

TERM 9

Fluid Mosaic Model for Membrane Structure

DEFINITION 9

proteins float in 2 dimensional sea of lipids

TERM 10

Hydropathy Plot

DEFINITION 10

predict the structure of a membrane protein from its amino

acid sequence

Primary Active Transport

Uses energy from ATP, light, or oxidation/reduction reactions

TERM 17

Secondary Active Transport

DEFINITION 17

Ion gradients

TERM 18

Uniport

DEFINITION 18

one thing is transported

TERM 19

Symport

DEFINITION 19

two things transported together

TERM 20

Antiport

DEFINITION 20

things transported against each other

Carrier Transporters

Saturation Kinetics

Very specific

Competitive inhibitors

TERM 22

GLUT 1 =

DEFINITION 22

RBC

TERM 23

GLUT 3 =

DEFINITION 23

brain

TERM 24

GLUT 2 found in: