ionophore

ionophore /ion·o·phore/ (i´on-ah-for″) any molecule, as of a drug, that increases the permeability of cell membranes to a specific ion.

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i·on·o·phore (-n-fôr)

n.

Any of a group of organic compounds that form a complex with an ion and transport it across a membrane.

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ionophore

any molecule, as of a drug, that increases the permeability of cell membranes to a specific ion.

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ionophore antibiotic

monocarboxylic polyether antibiotics. They may be monovalent (e.g. monensin, salinomycin) or divalent (e.g. lasolocid). They facilitate transport of ions across biological membranes by forming lipid-soluble complexes with mono or divalent cations; latter day additions to the list include narasin, maduramycin.

ionophore poisoning

see monensin.