Definition of ionophore in English:
ionophore
noun ʌɪˈɒnə(ʊ)fɔːīˈänəˌfôr
Biochemistry A substance which is able to transport particular ions across a lipid membrane in a cell.
with modifier calcium ionophores
Example sentencesExamples
- Light microscopy of stained mitochondria from the mutant cells treated with nigericin revealed that the ionophore was able to restore their defective morphology to an almost normal appearance.
- The presence of K + ionophores eliminates the osmotic pressure due to K + ions.
- The same holds for the application of a transmembrane potential that is limited to the generation of a diffusion potential by the usage of ion-specific ionophores.
- Temperature altered the membrane properties homogeneously, whereas the ionophore increased order heterogeneously.
- Control experiments were conducted with ionomycin added in the absence of divalent cation to identify any contributions to laurdan fluorescence caused directly by the ionophore.