English Explanatory Dictionary

porin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse

Word forms

porin porins

Etymology

From pore + -in.

Derived words

aquaporin chitoporin leishporin nucleoporin viroporin
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