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. 2000 Jun;64(2):354–411. doi: 10.1128/mmbr.64.2.354-411.2000

TABLE 8.

Substrate selectivities of bacterial outer membrane porins

Channel type No. identified
Nonselective 9
Anions 3
Phosphate 2
Pyrophosphate 1
Cations 4
Heavy metals 1
Nucleotides 1
Nucleosides 1
Monosaccharides 1
Oligosaccharides 2
Fatty acids 1
Short-chain amides 1
Urea 1
Toluene 1
Drugs 1
Iron complexes 2
Vitamins and cofactors 2
Complex carbohydrates 3
Proteins 6