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Antiporter vs Symporter - What's the difference?

antiporter | symporter | Related terms |

Symporter is a related term of antiporter.



In biochemistry terms the difference between antiporter and symporter

is that antiporter is a cell protein that acts within an antiport to transport different molecules or ions across the membrane in opposite directions while symporter is an integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane.

antiporter

English

Noun

(wikipedia antiporter) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A cell protein that acts within an antiport to transport different molecules or ions across the membrane in opposite directions
  • symporter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane
  • Hypernyms

    *cotransporter **ion pump ***protein