Term Information

Accession
GO:0015757
Name
galactose transmembrane transport
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
galactose transport
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process in which galactose is transported across a lipid bilayer, from one side of a membrane to the other. D-galactose is widely distributed in combined form in plants, animals and microorganisms as a constituent of oligo- and polysaccharides; it also occurs in galactolipids and as its glucoside in lactose and melibiose. Source: GOC:ai
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0015757 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of galactose transmembrane transport (GO:0015757)
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galactose transmembrane transport [is_a relation] is_a  hexose transmembrane transport (GO:0008645)
Children of galactose transmembrane transport (GO:0015757)
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galactose transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005354) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  galactose transmembrane transport
galactose import across plasma membrane (GO:0140425) [is_a relation] is_a  galactose transmembrane transport
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