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Question
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5. The most useful agents for disrupting hydrophobic associations and destroying the bilayer are_______________, which are small amphipathic molecules that tend to form micelles in water.
6. There are two major classes of membrane transport proteins: __________________ proteins, which bind specific solutes and change conformation to transfer the solute across the membrane; and_______________________ proteins, which form pores that allow specific solutes to cross the membrane
down their electrochemical gradients.
7. The concentration gradient for a charged solute and the membrane potential constitute the___________________________ gradient for that solute.
Explanation / Answer
5. detergents
6. Carrier, channel
7. electrochemical