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permease

[pur-mee-eys, -eyz]

noun Biochemistry.

any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes.

Origin of permease

< French perméase (1956), equivalent to permé(able) permeable + -ase -ase

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permease in Medicine

permease

[pûr′mē-ās′]

n.

An enzyme that promotes the passage of a substance across a cell membrane.

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