permease
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per·me·ase
(per'mē-ās),Any of a group of membrane-bound carriers (enzymes) that effect the transport of solute through a semipermeable membrane; this term is not typically used to describe eukaryotes.
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permease
(pûr′mē-ās′)n.
Any of several cell-membrane proteins that function as channels for the passive transport of a specific molecule in or out of the cell.
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per·me·ase
(pĕr'mē-ās)Any of a group of membrane-bound carriers (enzymes) that cause transport of solute through a semipermeable membrane.
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permease
a protein thought to act as a carrier in ACTIVE TRANSPORT within membranes.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005