Category:GO:0008517 ! folic acid transmembrane transporter activity

id: GO:0008517

name: folic acid transmembrane transporter activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "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." [GOC:ai]
synonym: "folate transmembrane transporter activity" EXACT []
synonym: "folate transporter activity" EXACT []
synonym: "folic acid transporter activity" RELATED []
synonym: "vitamin B9 transporter activity" EXACT []
synonym: "vitamin M transporter activity" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0042887 ! amide transmembrane transporter activity
is_a: GO:0046943 ! carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
is_a: GO:0072349 ! modified amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
is_a: GO:0090482 ! vitamin transmembrane transporter activity
relationship: part_of: GO:0015884 ! folic acid transport

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0008517</GOterm>
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