flippase

English

Etymology

From flip +‎ -ase.

Noun

flippase (plural flippases)

  1. (biochemistry) 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).

Antonyms

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