cotransport

noun

co·​trans·​port (ˌ)kō-tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt How to pronounce cotransport (audio)
-ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯrt
: the coupled transport of chemical substances across a cell membrane in which the energy required to move a substance (such as glucose) against a gradient in concentration or in electrical potential is provided by the movement of another substance (such as a sodium ion) along its gradient in concentration or in electric potential
The sodium-linked glucose transporters are largely restricted to the intestine and kidney, where they actively transport glucose against a glucose-concentration gradient by using sodium cotransport as an energy source.Peter R. Shepherd and Barbara B. Kahn
see also cotransporter
cotransport transitive verb
or co-transport
cotransported or co-transported; cotransporting or co-transporting
glucose cotransported with two Na+ ions

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cotransport was in 1970

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Cite this Entry

“Cotransport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotransport. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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