cotransporting
/koʊˈtrænspɔrtɪŋ/
verb
- The process of transporting two or more substances across a cell membrane at the same time, often using energy from one substance's movement to move the other.
- Cotransporting nutrients allows cells to absorb them more efficiently.
- The cell is cotransporting glucose and sodium ions across its membrane.
- Scientists studied how the protein is cotransporting amino acids and hydrogen ions.