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Concept information

Preferred term

Ca2-transporting ATPase

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Cation-transporting proteins that utilize the energy of ATP hydrolysis for the transport of calcium. They differ from calcium channels which allow calcium to pass through a membrane without the use of energy.

Synonyms

  • Ca2-ATPase
  • Ca2+-ATPase
  • Ca2+ pump
  • Ca2+-transporting ATPase
  • Ca-ATPase
  • calcium adenosine triphosphatase
  • calcium adenosinetriphosphatase
  • calcium ATPase
  • calcium pump
  • calcium-transporting ATPase
  • Ca pump
  • EC 3.6.3.8
  • plasma membrane Ca-ATPase
  • plasma membrane calcium ATPase
  • sarcoplasmic reticulum ATPase

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20724

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