Term Information

Accession
GO:0008517
Name
folic acid transmembrane transporter activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
folate transmembrane transporter activity, folate transporter activity, vitamin B9 transporter activity, vitamin M transporter activity, folic acid transporter activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Enables the transfer of folic acid (pteroylglutamic acid) from one side of a membrane to the other. Folic acid is widely distributed as a member of the vitamin B complex and is essential for the synthesis of purine and pyrimidines. Source: GOC:ai
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0008517 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of folic acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008517)
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folic acid transmembrane transporter activity [is_a relation] is_a  carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0046943)
folic acid transmembrane transporter activity [is_a relation] is_a  modified amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0072349)
folic acid transmembrane transporter activity [is_a relation] is_a  amide transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0042887)
folic acid transmembrane transporter activity [is_a relation] is_a  vitamin transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0090482)
folic acid transmembrane transporter activity [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  folic acid transport (GO:0015884)
Children of folic acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008517)
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folate:monoatomic anion antiporter activity (GO:0008518) [is_a relation] is_a  folic acid transmembrane transporter activity
folic acid:proton symporter activity (GO:0140211) [is_a relation] is_a  folic acid transmembrane transporter activity