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Na+/K+-ATPase

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Na+/K+-ATPase

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Also known as sodium-potassium-exchanging ATPase, sodium-potassium ATPase, sodium-potassium pump, Na+/K+-ATPase, NAKA, Na,K-activated ATPase, Na(+)/K(+)-exchanging ATPase, sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase, Na+/K+-exchanging ATPase

class of enzymes

Key facts

Ec no
7.2.2.13
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Brenda
BRENDA entry
Expasy
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Kegg
KEGG entry
Metacyc
metabolic pathway
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articles
Ncbi
proteins

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Commons category
Sodium-potassium-exchanging ATPase
EC enzyme number
7.2.2.13
found in taxon
Animalia
facilitates flow of
potassium
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Encyclopedic overview

Flow of ions Alpha and beta units

The sodium–potassium pump (sodium–potassium adenosine triphosphatase, also known as Na/K-ATPase, Na/K pump, or sodium–potassium ATPase) is an enzyme (an electrogenic transmembrane ATPase) found in the cell membrane of all animal cells. It performs several functions in cell physiology.

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