Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 3 - Cellular Form and Function - Study Guide - Testing Your Recall - Page 110: 6

Answer

e. do not chemically change their ligands.

Work Step by Step

Membrane carriers resemble enzymes except for the fact that carriers do not chemically change their ligands. Carriers only carry particles; they do not change them. Both carriers and enzymes are proteins, have binding sites, are selective for particular ligands, and change conformation when they bind to a ligand.
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