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SKOU, Jens Christian (1918 – 2018)

SKOU, Jens Christian (1918 – 2018)

1918 – 2018

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1965 CE

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Enzymatic basis for the active transport of sodium and potassium across the cell membrane.

SKOU, Jens Christian (1918 – 2018)
SKOU, Jens Christian (1918 – 2018)

Skou discovered that the active transport of sodium and potassium is carried out in the cell membrane by an enzyme that serves as a sodium and potassium "pump," that catalyzes ATP hydrolysis. He named the enzyme "sodi…