permease
(Science: enzyme) 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.
A type of protein believed to be involved in active transport and acts as a protein carrier.
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