GO Term : GO:0015566 acriflavine transporter activity GO

Namespace  molecular_function Obsolete  false
description  Enables the directed movement of acriflavin into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. Acriflavin is a fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication.

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1 Ontology

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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:0090484 drug transporter activity Enables the directed movement of a drug into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. A drug is any naturally occurring or synthetic substance, other than a nutrient, that, when administered or applied to an organism, affects the structure or functioning of the organism; in particular, any such substance used in the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease.
GO:0042910 xenobiotic transporter activity Enables the directed movement of a xenobiotic, a compound foreign to living organisms, into, out of or within a cell, or between cells.
GO:0015566 acriflavine transporter activity Enables the directed movement of acriflavin into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. Acriflavin is a fluorescent dye used as a local antiseptic and also as a biological stain. It intercalates into nucleic acids thereby inhibiting bacterial and viral replication.

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4 Relations

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0090484 GO:0015566
is_a GO:0042910 GO:0015566
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0015566
is_a GO:0005215 GO:0015566

3 Synonyms

Name Type
acriflavin transporter activity synonym
acriflavin resistant pump activity synonym
GO:0015555 alt_id