| Nomenclature | Monocarboxylate transporter 1 | Monocarboxylate transporter 2 | Monocarboxylate transporter 3 | Monocarboxylate transporter 4 |
| Systematic nomenclature | SLC16A1 | SLC16A7 | SLC16A8 | SLC16A3 |
| Common abreviation | MCT1 | MCT2 | MCT3 | MCT4 |
| HGNC, UniProt | SLC16A1, P53985 | SLC16A7, O60669 | SLC16A8, O95907 | SLC16A3, O15427 |
| Substrates | γ‐hydroxybutyric acid [506] | – | – | – |
| Endogenous substrates | pyruvic acid, L‐lactic acid, β‐D‐hydroxybutyric acid | pyruvic acid, L‐lactic acid | L‐lactic acid | pyruvic acid, L‐lactic acid |
| Stoichiometry | 1 H+ : 1 monocarboxylate‐ (out) | 1 H+ : 1 monocarboxylate‐ (out) | 1 H+ : 1 monocarboxylate‐ (out) | 1 H+ : 1 monocarboxylate‐ (out) |
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