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permease

[ pur-mee-eys, -eyz ]
/ ˈpɜr miˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

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

Nearby words

  1. permeability, magnetic,
  2. permeable,
  3. permeameter,
  4. permeance,
  5. permeant,
  6. permeate,
  7. permeation,
  8. permian,
  9. permic,
  10. permie

Origin of permease

< French perméase (1956), equivalent to permé(able) permeable + -ase -ase
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Medicine definitions for permease

permease

[ pûr′mē-ās′ ]

n.

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