proton pump

English

Noun

proton pump (plural proton pumps)

1. (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
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• Finnish: protonipumppu (fi)
• Spanish: bomba de protones f