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Membrane vs Flippase - What's the difference?

membrane | flippase |

As nouns the difference between membrane and flippase

is that membrane is membrane while flippase is (biochemistry) an 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).

membrane

English

(wikipedia membrane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  • A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  • A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.

    • Derived terms

    * neomembrane

    flippase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia flippase)
  • (biochemistry) An 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).