L5 Transports & Targets of Drug Action Flashcards
- Understand what membrane "transporters" do and how they are different to receptors - Understand the difference between "passive" and "active" transport (e.g. of each) - Describe the role of transporters from the glutamate transporter family and the NSS family and the drugs that interact with these transporters - Describe the structure of the homologues of both families (2 cards)
1
Q
Passive Transporters
A
Facilitators, e.g. Na+ independent glucose transporter
2
Q
Active Transporters (pumps)
A
- Require energy
- Move a substrate against a concentration gradient
PRIMARY active
- light, ATP hydrolysis
- e.g. Na+/K+ ATPase
