proton pump

See also: proton-pump

English

Alternative forms

proton-pump

Noun

proton pump (plural proton pumps)

(biochemistry) Any protein in the membrane of a cell or mitochondrion whose function is to move protons across the membrane and thus establish an electrochemical potential.

Translations

protein

Czech: protonová pumpa f
Finnish: protonipumppu (fi)
Spanish: bomba de protones f

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