24. How does the sodium potassium pump present in
the cell membrane work?
What is the importance of this
protein for the cell?

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The sodium-potassium pump the
transport protein maintains the
concentration of these ions
the intra and extracellular
spaces. This is phosphorylated
in pumping cycle and it
pumps three ions outside the
and puts two ions
inwards. The is made
by binding of a donated
by one molecule that then
converted into ADP (
diphosphate).

The job the sodium-potassium pump,
known assodium-potassium
ATPase, fundamental to keep
characteristic negative electrical
in the intracellular of the
membrane the resting cell to
create adequate of sodium
and concentrations inside
and the cell to the
cellular metabolism.