MeSH definition : Chemical agents that increase the permeability of biological or artificial lipid membranes
to specific ions. Most ionophores are relatively small organic molecules that act
as mobile carriers within membranes or coalesce to form ion permeable channels across
membranes. Many are antibiotics, and many act as uncoupling agents by short-circuiting
the proton gradient across mitochondrial membranes.;
MeSH synonym : Ionophore;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionophore;
Chemical agents that increase the permeability of biological or artificial lipid membranes
to specific ions. Most ionophores are relatively small organic molecules that act
as mobile carriers within membranes or coalesce to form ion permeable channels across
membranes. Many are antibiotics, and many act as uncoupling agents by short-circuiting
the proton gradient across mitochondrial membranes.