Monocarboxylate transporter
Encyclopedia
Monocarboxylate transporters, or MCTs, constitute a family of proton-linked
plasma membrane transporters that carry molecules having one carboxylate group (monocarboxylates), such as
lactate
and pyruvate
, across biological membranes.
plasma membrane transporters that carry molecules having one carboxylate group (monocarboxylates), such as
lactate
Lactic acid
Lactic acid, also known as milk acid, is a chemical compound that plays a role in various biochemical processes and was first isolated in 1780 by the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. Lactic acid is a carboxylic acid with the chemical formula C3H6O3...
and pyruvate
Pyruvic acid
Pyruvic acid is an organic acid, a ketone, as well as the simplest of the alpha-keto acids. The carboxylate ion of pyruvic acid, CH3COCOO−, is known as pyruvate, and is a key intersection in several metabolic pathways....
, across biological membranes.