carrier protein

noun

Any protein whose function is to transport small molecules (or other proteins) through biological membranes

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Meanings

nouncarrier protein (plural carrier proteins)

plural carrier proteins

  1. biochemistryAny protein whose function is to transport small molecules (or other proteins) through biological membranes
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