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Active transport is the process in which certain molecules are pumped across a membrane, against their concentration gradient<ref name="1">Ref to Molecular biology of the cell page 654 | Active transport is the process in which certain molecules are pumped across a membrane, against their concentration gradient<ref name="1">Ref to Molecular biology of the cell page 654</ref>. For this mechanism to work, and source of free energy must be supplied so the solute can move from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration<ref>Reference to Biochemistry page 385.</ref>. This source of energy can either come from the hydrolysis of an ATP molecule or an existing ion gradient<ref name="3">Reference to Molecular biology of the cell page 654.</ref>. | ||
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Active transport is the process in which certain molecules are pumped across a membrane, against their concentration gradientCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title. For this mechanism to work, and source of free energy must be supplied so the solute can move from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration[1]. This source of energy can either come from the hydrolysis of an ATP molecule or an existing ion gradientCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title.
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- ↑ Reference to Biochemistry page 385.