Facilitated Diffusion via carrier Characteristics of carrier mediated diffusion Down concentration Gradient Transport Molecule > Chemical Specificity X maximum Saturation Carrier interact with specific molecule onl > Competitive inhibition -0005* Molecules on X Molecules with similar chemical structures compete for carrier Saturation >Vmax(transport maximum Concentration of x >Carrier sites have become saturated32 Facilitated Diffusion via Carrier Characteristics of carrier mediated diffusion: ➢Down concentration Gradient ➢Chemical Specificity: ➢Carrier interact with specific molecule only. ➢Competitive inhibition: ➢Molecules with similar chemical structures compete for carrier site. ➢Saturation: ➢Vmax (transport maximum): ➢Carrier sites have become saturated