flippase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any enzyme located in the membrane responsible for aiding the movement of phospholipid molecules between the two leaflets that compose a cell's membrane (transverse diffusion).

Word forms

flippase flippases

Etymology

From flip + -ase.

Antonyms

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