Transport turnover

In contrast, a transporter forms an intermediate complex with the substrate (solute) thereafter, a conformational change in the transporter induces substrate translocation to the other side of the membrane. Because of these different mechanisms, turnover rates differ markedly between channels and transporters. Turnover rate constants of typical channels are lO lCf s , whereas those of transporters are, at most, s f Because transporters form intermediate complexes with... 

On the operational level it is assumed that parameters are known and deterministic. It is to decide about the short-term distribution of the considered chemicals in the network such that the total operational costs for transport, turnover, and storage are minimized. More precisely, it is to decide about... 

Configuring the SC can be done by a set of parameters of the simulation model reflecting the adaptation of capacities (e.g. RTC fleet sizes, inventory, or turnover capacities) and of operational rules (e.g. target stocks and cost rates for the MC-RTP). Note that the cost rates ruling the MC-RTP instances reflect the operational costs for transports, turnover. 

Three hormones regulate turnover of calcium in the body (22). 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol is a steroid derivative made by the combined action of the skin, Hver, and kidneys, or furnished by dietary factors with vitamin D activity. The apparent action of this compound is to promote the transcription of genes for proteins that faciUtate transport of calcium and phosphate ions through the plasma membrane. Parathormone (PTH) is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland, in response to a fall in extracellular Ca(Il). It acts on bones and kidneys in concert with 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol to stimulate resorption of bone and reabsorption of calcium from the glomerular filtrate. Calcitonin, the third hormone, is a polypeptide secreted by the thyroid gland in response to a rise in blood Ca(Il) concentration. Its production leads to an increase in bone deposition, increased loss of calcium and phosphate in the urine, and inhibition of the synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. 

Typical magnetoconductance data for the individual MWCNT are shown in Fig. 4. At low temperature, reproducible aperiodic fluctuations appear in the magnetoconduclance. The positions of the peaks and the valleys with respect to magnetic field are temperature independent. In Fig. 5, we present the temperature dependence of the peak-to-peak amplitude of the conductance fluctuations for three selected peaks (see Fig. 4) as well as the rms amplitude of the fluctuations, rms[AG]. It may be seen that the fiuctuations have constant amplitudes at low temperature, which decrease slowly with increasing temperature following a weak power law at higher temperature. The turnover in the temperature dependence of the conductance fluctuations occurs at a critical temperature Tc = 0.3 K which, in contrast to the values discussed above, is independent of the magnetic field. This behaviour was found to be consistent with a quantum transport effect of universal character, the universal conductance fluctuations (UCF) [25,26]. UCFs were previously observed in mesoscopic weakly disordered... 

Two interesting points that can be made from these values are the turnover number which is the maximum rate of transport per carrier, and the similarity of magnitude of ks and kMs. The turnover number, f, is given by the expression... 

Energy for maintenance is the energy required for survival, or non-growth related purposes. It includes activities such as active transport across membranes and turnover (replacement synthesis) of macromolecules. 

The discrepancy arises because ATP is used to drive processes which are not directly related to growth, eg membrane transport processes, protein turnover. These are called the maintenance and dissipation demands for ATP. 

Neurotransmitter Transporters. Figure 3 Dopamine turnover at a presynaptic nerve terminal, (a) Dopamine is produced by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). When secretory vesicles are filled, they join the releasable pool of vesicles at the presynaptic membrane. Upon exocytosis, the diffusion of released dopamine is limited by reuptake via DAT. (b) If DAT is inactive, dopamine spreads in the cerebrospinal fluid but cannot accumulate in secretory vesicles. This results in a compensatory increase of dopamine hydroxylase activity and a higher extracellular dopamine level mice with inactive DAT are hyperactive. 

It can be shown that for a reservoir in steady state. To is equal to t, i.e. the turnover time is equal to the average residence time spent in the reservoir by individual particles (Eriksson, 1971 Bolin and Rodhe, 1973). This may seem to be a trivial result but it is actually of great significance. For example, if tq can be estimated from budget considerations by comparing fluxes and burdens in Equation (1) and if the average transport velocity (V) within the reservoir is known, the average distance (L = Vxr) over which the transport takes place in the reservoir can be estimated. 

The turnover time of water vapor in the atmosphere obviously is a function of latitude and altitude. In the equatorial regions, its turnover time in the atmosphere is a few days, while water in the stratosphere has a turnover time of one year or more. Table 7-1 Qunge, 1963) provides an estimate of the average residence time for water vapor for various latitude ranges in the troposphere. Given this simple picture of vertical structure, motion, transport, and diffusion, we can proceed to examine the behavior of... 

The subsequent fate of the assimilated carbon depends on which biomass constituent the atom enters. Leaves, twigs, and the like enter litterfall, and decompose and recycle the carbon to the atmosphere within a few years, whereas carbon in stemwood has a turnover time counted in decades. In a steady-state ecosystem the net primary production is balanced by the total heterotrophic respiration plus other outputs. Non-respiratory outputs to be considered are fires and transport of organic material to the oceans. Fires mobilize about 5 Pg C/yr (Baes et ai, 1976 Crutzen and Andreae, 1990), most of which is converted to CO2. Since bacterial het-erotrophs are unable to oxidize elemental carbon, the production rate of pyroligneous graphite, a product of incomplete combustion (like forest fires), is an interesting quantity to assess. The inability of the biota to degrade elemental carbon puts carbon into a reservoir that is effectively isolated from the atmosphere and oceans. Seiler and Crutzen (1980) estimate the production rate of graphite to be 1 Pg C/yr. 

Minimize the effects of transport phenomena If we are interested in the intrinsic kinetic performance of the catalyst it is important to eliminate transport limitations, as these will lead to erroneous data. We will discuss later in this chapter how diffusion limitations in the pores of the catalyst influence the overall activation energy. Determining the turnover frequency for different gas flow velocities and several catalyst particle sizes is a way to establish whether transport limitations are present. A good starting point for testing catalysts is therefore ... 

Mutations in another region, the second cytoplasmic loop between M2 and M3 in Ca-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum (Thr ->Ala, Gly -t Ala, and Glu Gln) also result in a complete loss of Ca-transport and Ca-ATPase activity associated with a dramatic reduction in the rate of phosphoenzyme turnover [96]. These mutations do not affect the affinity of the enzyme for Pj and therefore resemble the Pro mutants [123] in that they affect only the E1P-E2P conformational change and not the affinities for ATP, Ca or Pj. 

Ecyt Mtl followed by dissociation of mannitol at the cytoplasmic side (Ecyt Mtl Ecyt). The reverse pathway would be measured with the binding to the ISO membranes. The small rate constants for the latter two processes indicate that turnover through the cycle as depicted in Fig. 5 is very slow and has to be accelerated considerably when transport is coupled to phosphorylation. 

There are two distinct pools of HA in the brain (1) the neuronal pool and (2) the non-neuronal pool, mainly contributed by the mast cells. The turnover of HA in mast cells is slower than in neurons it is believed that the HA contribution from the mast cells is limited and that almost all brain histaminergic actions are the result of HA released by neurons (Haas Panula, 2003). The blood-brain barrier is impermeable to HA. HA in the brain is formed from L-histidine, an essential amino acid. HA synthesis occurs in two steps (1) neuronal uptake of L-histidine by L-amino acid transporters and (2) subsequent decarboxylation of l-histidine by a specific enzyme, L-histidine decarboxylase (E.C. 4.1.1.22). It appears that the availability of L-histidine is the rate-limiting step for the synthesis of HA. The enzyme HDC is selective for L-histidine and its activity displays circadian fluctuations (Orr Quay, 1975). HA synthesis can be reduced by inhibition of the enzyme HDC. a-Fluoromethylhistidine (a-FMH) is an irreversible and a highly selective inhibitor of HDC a single systemic injection of a-FMH (10-50 mg/kg) can produce up to 90% inhibition of HDC activity within 60-120 min (Monti, 1993). Once synthesized, HA is taken up into vesicles by the vesicular monoamine transporter and is stored until released. 

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