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How does ATP enable transport proteins to move?


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Active membrane transport:

  1. This type of membrane transport consumes ATP(adenosine triphosphate) for moving molecules.
  2. Active transport involves the movement of molecules against the concentration gradient, i.e., the movement of molecules from a place of low concentration to high concentration.
  3. It consumes ATP as energy to perform this process.
  4. Hence, it requires external cellular energy that's why called active transport.

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