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Table 4 Efflux of potassium and sodium cations from BW31a cells expressing various antiporters.

From: Functional comparison of plasma-membrane Na+/H+ antiporters from two pathogenic Candida species

Antiporter

Na+

K+

-

7.4 ± 0.7

5.0 ± 1.0

Ca Cnh1p

82.2 ± 0.4

55.3 ± 1.8

Cd Cnh1p

38.4 ± 3.0

19.5 ± 2.1

Cp Cnh1p

79.1 ± 2.8

32.6 ± 3.0

  1. The total loss (%) of Na+and K+was measured over 60 min. The values are the average of three independent experiments, each consisting of three samples per time point, the initial concentrations of cations were: K+, 539.5 ± 29.7 nmol (mg dry wt)-1; Na+, 118.9 ± 19.1 nmol (mg dry wt)-1.
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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