Term: active transport
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00112

Definition:
The carriage of a solute across a biological membrane from low to high concentration which requires the expenditure of (metabolic) energy.

Related Terms:
1) membrane (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06878).

Source: PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 145 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)

Citation: 'active transport' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00112

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