Assertion: histidine | /r/CapableOf | act as ionophore
Facets:
value: outside of the cell
type: LOCATION
value: in a similar manner as clioquinol
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In a similar manner as clioquinol , histidine may act as both a chelator and an ionophore: histidine chelates copper(II) outside of the cell and is taken in as a complex, which may facilitate uptake of copper ions, though copper ions in this complex are not bioavailable.