active transmembrane transporter activity [GO_0022804]

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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active transmembrane transporter activity

ID: GO_0022804

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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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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
active carrier activity exact synonym
carrier activity exact synonym
permease activity exact synonym
pump activity exact synonym