flippase

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Etymology edit

flip +‎ -ase

Noun edit

flippase (plural flippases)

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flippase

(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 edit

floppase

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