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Monocarboxylic Acid Transporters

Known as: Monocarboxylic Acid Transport Protein, Translocator, Monocarboxylate, Monocarboxylic Acid Transporters [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A family of proteins involved in the transport of monocarboxylic acids such as LACTIC ACID and PYRUVIC ACID across cellular membranes.
National Institutes of Health

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ActP protein, E coliGem-1 protein, C elegansJEN1 protein, S cerevisiaeLactate Transporter
In BloodProcess of secretionSLC16A11 geneSLC16A12 gene

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Developmental triclosan exposure decreases maternal, fetal, and early neonatal thyroxine: a dynamic and kinetic evaluation of a putative mode-of-action.
Review
2008
Review
2008
Regulation of pH in the mammalian central nervous system under normal and pathological conditions: Facts and hypotheses
Review
2003
Review
2003
Drug delivery to the retina: challenges and opportunities
Retinal drug delivery is a challenging area in the field of ophthalmic drug delivery. An ideal drug delivery system for the… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Self-assembled vesicles of monocarboxylic acids and alcohols: conditions for stability and for the encapsulation of biopolymers.
Review
2002
Review
2002
The Impact of Efflux Transporters in the Brain on the Development of Drugs for CNS Disorders
The development of drugs to treat disorders of the CNS requires consideration of achievable brain concentrations. Factors that… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
cDNA cloning of the human monocarboxylate transporter 1 and chromosomal localization of the SLC16A1 locus to 1p13.2-p12.
Lactate and pyruvate are transported across cell membranes by monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs). Here, we use the recently… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Characterization of a proton-driven carrier for sialic acid in the lysosomal membrane. Evidence for a group-specific transport system for acidic monosaccharides.
Highly purified lysosomal membrane vesicles, obtained from rat liver lysosomes, were used to study characteristics of NeuAc… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
On the kinetics and substrate specificity of the pyruvate translocator in rat liver mitochondria.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Dicarboxylic acids in the Murchison meteorite
INVESTIGATIONS of the extractable organic material found in the Murchison meteorite, a carbonaceous chondrite, have led to the… 
1970
1970
Characteristics of the Amino Acid Transport System in the Mucosal Border of Rabbit Ileum
The specificity of the neutral amino acid transport system in the brush border was examined by studying the ability of amino acid… 
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