proton pump
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See also: proton-pump
Alternative forms
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
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