Porins
"Porins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Porins are protein molecules that were originally found in the outer membrane of GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA and that form multi-meric channels for the passive DIFFUSION of WATER; IONS; or other small molecules. Porins are present in bacterial CELL WALLS, as well as in plant, fungal, mammalian and other vertebrate CELL MEMBRANES and MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES.
| Descriptor ID |
D018272
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.530.400.500 D12.776.543.550.425.730 D12.776.543.585.400.730
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