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Biological Transport, Active

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Definition: The movement of materials across cell membranes and epithelial layers against an electrochemical gradient, requiring the expenditure of metabolic energy.  almost never IM; coord with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM); DF: BIOL TRANSPORT ACTIVE   
See Also Ion Pumps
Examples Active Transport, Cell Nucleus 		Other names Uphill Transport; Active Transport; Transport, Uphill; Transport, Active Biologic; Transport, Active; Active Biologic Transport; Transport, Active Biological; Biologic Transport, Active; Active Biological Transport
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
NRT2 protein, Arabidopsis  0   *Anion Transport Proteins *Arabidopsis Proteins Biological Transport, Active Nitrates.
biotin transporter  0   *Symporters Biological Transport, Active Biotin Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins. J Biol Chem 1998 Mar 27;273(13):7501-6; J Biol Chem 1999 Jun 23;274(26):18741-6
nitrate transporters  0   *Anion Transport Proteins Biological Transport, Active Nitrates. Mol Microbiol 1992 Dec;6(23):3595-602
cadmium translocating ATPase  EC 3.6.1.-   *Adenosine Triphosphatases Biological Transport, Active Cadmium. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1989;86(10):3544
peptide permease  97599-47-8 Permease, peptide, (OC-6-63)  *Membrane Transport Proteins Biological Transport, Active. J Bacteriol 1984;160(3):884
histidine permease, Bacteria  72060-35-6 Permease, histidine  *Bacterial Proteins *ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters *Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic Biological Transport, Active. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1984;81(23):7333
1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene-glutathione conjugate  0   *Dinitrochlorobenzene *Glutathione Biological Transport, Active. Br J Haematol 1984;58(1):200
bilitranslocase  71211-72-8 Translocase, bilirubin  *Membrane Proteins Biological Transport, Active. Biochim Biophys Acta 1982;685(2):117
serum sodium transport inhibitor  0   *Peptides Biological Transport, Active. Br Med J 1981;282(6267):847

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