Question

Sodium-potassium pump is
(a) a hormone (b) an enzyme
(c) a protein carrier (d) an organelle

Answer 1

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◆ Answer -

(c) a protein carrier

● Sodium-potassium pump -

- Sodium-potassium pump is carrier channel which transports sodium from inside to out of cell and potassium from outside into the cell.

- It has alpha-subunit (helps in catalysis) and beta-subunit (helps in stabilization).

- It is ATP dependent and contains enzyme Na-K ATPase.

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