Ionophore
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Introduction
- Small molecular weight compounds (up to several thousand daltons), largely of bacterial origin. Ionophores are divided into 2 major groups:
- Mobile carriers which diffuse back & forth across membranes carrying ions with them.
- Molecules which form channels through which ions may diffuse. In both types, ions are translocated by passive transport (down diffusion gradients).
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