active transmembrane transporter activity

ID: GO_0022804

Class

Enables the transfer of a specific substance or related group of substances from one side of a membrane to the other, up the solute's concentration gradient. The transporter binds the solute and undergoes a series of conformational changes. Transport works equally well in either direction.

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Classification

Alternative Names

SynonymScopeReference
active carrier activityexact synonym
carrier activityexact synonym
permease activityexact synonym
pump activityexact synonym