Ion trapping

This article is about cells. For gas-phase ions, see ion trap.

In cell biology, ion trapping is the build-up of a higher concentration of a chemical across a cell membrane due to the pKa value of the chemical and difference of pH across the cell membrane.[1][2] This results in basic chemicals accumulating in acidic bodily fluids such as the cytosol, and acidic chemicals accumulating in basic fluids.

  1. ^ Stephanie T. Weiss (1 January 2009). High-Yield Pharmacology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-0-7817-9273-8.
  2. ^ D. T. Okpako (22 February 1991). Principles of Pharmacology: A Tropical Approach. Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-521-34095-3.