Name | long-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity |
ID | GO_0005324 |
collection_id | Molecular function |
Alternative ID | GO:0005325, GO:0008562 |
Description | Enables the transfer of a long-chain fatty acid from one side of a membrane to the other. A long-chain fatty acid has an aliphatic tail containing 13 to 22 carbons. |
Related synonym | long-chain fatty acid transporter activity |
Comment | While there is not universal consensus on the lengths of short-, medium-, long- and very-long-chain fatty acids, the GO uses the definitions in ChEBI (see CHEBI:26666, CHEBI:59554, CHEBI:15904 and CHEBI:27283). |
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