concentration gradient
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This research builds on earlier work in which the same authors showed how a single catalyst molecule could use energy from the reaction it catalyzed to undergo directional motion in a concentration gradient.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2023
The authors' "Eureka moment" occurred when, in their discussion, they realized that a property of every catalyst known as the kinetic asymmetry controls the direction of response to a concentration gradient.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2023
Due to this concentration gradient, both types of ions have a strong urge to flow into the cells -- making them ideal for use as messenger substances.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023
Neurons and muscle cells maintain a high concentration gradient of potassium ions across the plasma membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A physical space in which there is a different concentration of a single substance is said to have a concentration gradient.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
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