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'''Structure''' | '''Structure''' | ||
Aquaporin is protien with six transmembrane alpha helices with the amino and craboxyl terminal located in the cytoplasm. | Aquaporin is protien with six transmembrane alpha helices with the amino and craboxyl terminal located in the cytoplasm.<ref name="Murata">PMID:11034202</ref> | ||
-Each monomer is able to channel water. | -Each monomer is able to channel water. | ||
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Aquaporin's channel contains asparagines that interact with the hydrogen bonds on the water molecule which allows the orientation of water. | Aquaporin's channel contains asparagines that interact with the hydrogen bonds on the water molecule which allows the orientation of water. | ||
The narrow pore acts to weaken the hydrogen bonds between the water molecules allowing the water to interact with the positively charged arginine, which also acts as a proton filter for the pore. | The narrow pore acts to weaken the hydrogen bonds between the water molecules allowing the water to interact with the positively charged arginine, which also acts as a proton filter for the pore.<ref name="Murata" /> | ||
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