Monocarboxylate (Lactate) transporter

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Monocarboxylate transporters,[1] or MCTs, constitute a family of proton-linked plasma membrane transporters that carry molecules having one carboxylate group (monocarboxylates), such as lactate and pyruvate.

References

  1. {Halestrap AP, Meredith D (2004). "The SLC16 gene family-from monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) to aromatic amino acid transporters and beyond". Pflugers Arch. 447 (5): 619–28 ([doi=10.1007/s00424-003-1067-2 doi])