GO Term : GO:0008517 folic acid transporter activity GO

Namespace  molecular_function Obsolete  false
description  Enables the directed movement of folic acid (pteroylglutamic acid) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. Folic acid is widely distributed as a member of the vitamin B complex and is essential for the synthesis of purine and pyrimidines.

0 Cross References

1 Ontology

Name
GO

5 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0005215 transporter activity Enables the directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells.
GO:0003674 molecular_function Elemental activities, such as catalysis or binding, describing the actions of a gene product at the molecular level. A given gene product may exhibit one or more molecular functions.
GO:0051184 cofactor transporter activity Enables the directed movement of a cofactor into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. A cofactor is a substance that is required for the activity of an enzyme or other protein.
GO:0008517 folic acid transporter activity Enables the directed movement of folic acid (pteroylglutamic acid) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. Folic acid is widely distributed as a member of the vitamin B complex and is essential for the synthesis of purine and pyrimidines.
GO:0051183 vitamin transporter activity Enables the directed movement of vitamins into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. A vitamin is one of a number of unrelated organic substances that occur in many foods in small amounts and that are necessary in trace amounts for the normal metabolic functioning of the body.

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5 Relations

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0051184 GO:0008517
is_a GO:0051183 GO:0008517
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0008517
is_a GO:0005215 GO:0008517
is_a GO:0008517 GO:0015231

3 Synonyms

Name Type
folate transporter activity synonym
vitamin M transporter activity synonym
vitamin B9 transporter activity synonym