permease

permease
Any of a group of membrane-bound carriers (enzymes) that effect the transport of solute through a semipermeable membrane; this term is not typically used with eukaryotes.

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per·me·ase -.ās, -.āz n a substance that catalyzes the transport of another substance across a plasma membrane

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per·me·ase (purґme-ās) former term for transport protein.

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  • permease — permease. См. пермеаза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • permease — /perr mee ays , ayz /, n. Biochem. any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes. [ < F perméase (1956), equiv. to permé(able) PERMEABLE + ase ASE] * * * …   Universalium

  • permease — per•me•ase [[t]ˈpɜr miˌeɪs, ˌeɪz[/t]] n. biochem. any protein of the cell membrane that functions as a channel for specific molecular substances to enter or leave the cell • Etymology: < F perméase (1956) …   From formal English to slang

  • permease — ˈpərmēˌās, āz noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary permeable + ase; originally formed as French perméase : an enzyme that catalyzes the transport of another substance across a cell membrane …   Useful english dictionary

  • permease — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary perme (from permeate) + ase Date: 1957 a substance that catalyzes the transport of another substance across a cell membrane …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • permease — General term for a membrane protein that increases the permeability of the plasma membrane to a particular molecule, by a process not requiring metabolic energy. See facilitated diffusion …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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