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Permease
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per⋅me⋅ase

  [pur-mee-eys, -eyz]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes.
Origin:
< F perméase (1956), equiv. to permé(able) permeable + -ase -ase
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per·me·ase   (pûr'mē-ās')   
n.  Any of several cell-membrane proteins that function as channels for the transport of a specific molecule in or out of the cell.

[perme(ate) + -ase.]
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Main Entry: per·me·ase
Pronunciation: -"As, -"Az
Function: noun
: a substance that catalyzes the transport of another substance across a plasmamembrane
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permease per·me·ase (pûr'mē-ās')
n.
An enzyme that promotes the passage of a substance across a cell membrane.

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